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 […]
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 […]
Ignite the Light is a book written by Vicki Savini, an elementary school teacher disheartened with the state of the educational system in the United States, that wants to make a difference. We expect so much from our kids academically, that emotional intelligence is often overlooked. Savini points out that we are constantly teaching our […]
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 […]
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 […]
OK. I admit it. I swear like a sailor. Some people drink, some smoke, some devour chocolate like it is going out of style. But swearing is my vice, my addiction. It all started when I was 12 years old. Being in middle school is pretty intimidating, so you are doing all you can do […]
At breakfast this morning, JW said, “I miss my cousins. I want to go in the car to go see them. The car is broken. It’s hard work waiting to get the car fixed! I miss my cousins.” The picture above was taken over a week ago which was a couple of weeks after I […]
