Contributor Confessions

{For more posts within this series, click the picture above.} Have you ever gone to an appointment {be it the dentist, or the doctor, or maybe even your hair stylist!} and really wanted to ask some slightly personal questions...but backed down...

Let me start by saying that I am fully aware that I am about to ostracize myself. I am prepared to be voted off the island, sent home without a rose, and become the weakest link. The last month or...

I know that I'm not the only person who wasn't fully prepared for the job of motherhood.  The morning sickness lasting all day?  That was kind of a shock to me.  Because it is clearly called ::morning:: sickness.  I...

As a fair heads up, this is one of those blog posts that I absolutely cannot believe I am writing.  Never in a million years did I think that I would open up this much with...um...the entire world wide...

As a mom, I have realized that there are lots of times in life where we just need to tattle on ourselves.  Silly or serious - we just need to come together to be real with each other!  I've...

Can I start with a confession? I fully accept that you will judge me and probably roll your eyes or question my competancy. That's fine. After all, I have shared my love of reading with you and emphasized the...

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" As a kid, I shrank at this question. My chest would tighten; I knew what was coming next. Grown ups love asking this question, but typically, the answers invoke one of...

Does anyone else feel like they are in this never-ending loop of “This is the song that doesn’t end…?” Or feeling like you are in the movie GroundHog Day? {For those of you young-uns, this was a move in...

I remember when I was pregnant with my second that I was really worried about bonding with this baby like I had with my first. Mom after mom after mom told me the same thing... "Oh you don't need to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqKtKQYtqVE&feature=youtu.be It’s almost midnight and I can’t sleep.  Which is odd, because my pillow is lumpy in the right places, my sheets are off-brand silky, and my down comforter is somewhat clean {kids, eh?}. The only sound disturbing the night is...