A couple of weeks ago I attended a small intimate gathering with some amazing women. There were women there that I had not seen in years and it was wonderful catching up with them. There were a few ladies that I had never met and so new friendships were forged. The invite said arrival after […]
According the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, “an estimated 40 million American adults suffer from anxiety disorders.” Are you one of them? I was. I was what you might call an early bloomer. I had reached my adult height by the age of 10 and started getting my menstrual cycle by the age of […]
I still remember the exact day (May 18, 2007) and where I was when I heard the words, “Dad has lung cancer. It’s inoperable. It’s going to kill him.” I was at my friend Rachel’s place in the Catskills and I had called my parents to see how things went at the doctor. I knew […]
My son just started first grade. In the few weeks before school started we received what seemed like countless letters from the school district. In reality, it was probably only three. He received his own letter from his teacher which included an introduction, an adorable letter from a former first grader (whose favorite part was […]
I’ve had curly hair since, well, forever basically. Once my hair grew in it (which I’m told took an unusually long time), it was curly. After many, many years of struggling with my curls, I finally love them. Anyone with curly hair knows what I’m talking about. To me they scream SHAINA, they’re a huge part of my identity […]
When I look around I see so many families that are continuously on the go—never home for more than a few hours and doing just about anything and everything together. I thought that was what you were “supposed” to do for so long that I tried to do it, too. It worked for a while—almost […]
I made a decision a few weeks ago, and it’s hopefully the beginning of a journey that I will be able to share with you all. I do not have a lifelong history of struggling with my weight. I was a “healthy” weight in high school, and a “healthy”-ish weight when I became pregnant. After […]
My son has always been a cuddler. Really, since he was born, he loved being held and squeezed a bit and smooched on. It’s one of the big reasons we ended up bed-sharing, but that’s a different post. This is us, three years ago, cuddling at the play museum. It’s been on my mind […]
When I was young, maybe 9 or 10, I can remember sitting next to my mom on her bed and crying over another disagreement with a friend. Looking back, it’s easy to only remember these times, because they seemed so frequent. I was a sensitive kid, I was new to the neighborhood, I had a […]
Over a year ago, I wrote about wanting to stop being lazy and start holding myself accountable for getting things done… oops! In some ways, I did accomplish that goal – when I wrote it, I was a few weeks pregnant with our second child! After an incredibly hormonal pregnancy and several months of postpartum […]
