Despite being a prepper and a planner of the HIGHEST order, I never bothered to read, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” I kind of had this feeling that the book would set me up for total misery…like reading the fine print on an aspirin label. (This product can cause WHAT?!?) So with all of… Read More
Friends and Grace
Did you ever notice how you have certain friends where you can pick up right where you left off, no matter how much time has passed? I’ve been thinking about this. What IS it that makes these friends so different? Why can rekindling some dormant friendships sometimes be tremendously awkward and awful, and yet others… Read More
Energy is CONTAGIOUS.
I love working with people, but sometimes it tries to eat me alive. I love to listen. I love to help. I love to troubleshoot and problem-solve and fix. I love to strategize with others, I love to create a plan of attack with a team, I love getting people excited to try and win. … Read More
“She failed the one hour.”
I overheard this sentence from the MAs at the desk outside my door as I sat on the table at my last OB appointment. “F*ck,” I thought. “Again?” This is my third time entering the third trimester of pregnancy. This is my third time taking the one hour glucose screening test for gestational diabetes. This… Read More
“Perfectionizing” the Comfortable
Going back to last Monday’s post about comfort versus risk in your career…I’ve been thinking a lot about this. Everyone, including me, *assumes* that comfort is the easier, more beneficial option. Especially as a working/involved mom/dad, there’s a lot to be said for the familiar. You know the schedule, you know the duties, you know… Read More
A Very Covid Pregnancy
So how HAVE we handled a geriatric pregnancy (I just LOVE that phrase!) during a global pandemic? Two words: very carefully! As a mama-to-be again, there are a lot of unknowns in the last year. The CDC has, at the worst of times, considered pregnant Covid risk to be right up there with the elderly,… Read More