“Practice listening like a doe at the edge of the earth’s deep woods”

I heard “Advice to a Pregnant Daughter-in-Law” by Charles Darling on the Writer’s Almanac today (July 1). Be not afraid of poetry. Go read it!
It made me cry, partially because I think that aside from being a poet yourself, one of the coolest things in the world would be to have married a man whose [...]

There’s Little Reason You’d Care About This

but at 6 months postpartum I’m finally 5lbs away from my starting weight and can successfully button all of my pants again. I’m pretty pleased about it.
For about three months this winter I was forced to rotate between 2 pairs of pants 1-2 sizes larger than most of my wardrobe, and a few skirts. Maternity [...]

22 Random Things about Me

Hello there. 

If you were here yesterday, this post was titled “25 Random Things about Me.”
And now it’s not. I’ve taken it upon myself to delete a few item because the whole thing was all too much, all at once, if you know what I mean. 
Let’s chalk it up to the fact that my mother’s judgement is [...]