an emotional dilemma: time to get back on the horse?

the hardest job of all – and yes, i don’t care what any other opinionated person or article out there claims, i believe it is a job, albeit one we don’t get financial compensation for, nor are there any required skills, but a job none the less, period, end of story – is raising people. motherhood […]
dry

for deeply personal reasons, i have decided to make a pact with myself to be dry for one month. i’m giving up drinking. there’s a good chance that i’ll extend that deadline, but only time will tell. i’m putting it in writing for the world to see because i want this to be and feel real, […]
almond fig breakfast quick bread {the kitchn}

if breakfast is so important, why does it have to be so complicated? i mean, first you have to make it, then you have to eat it, and before you know it it’s lunch and you have to figure that out. at least that’s what it’s like in our house, usually because i have to […]
the giving season: our favourite gifts to give

A photo posted by @im_w_dylan on Dec 1, 2015 at 12:20pm PST the holidays are here! already! holy crap! are you ready? have you even started stock piling your presents so you aren’t running around that last week before christmas like a chicken with your head cut off, pulling together presents you aren’t proud of so […]
little movers on the move

diapers. i don’t like diapers. dylan clearly likes diapers less than i like diapers, since she freaks out every time we have to change her. seriously. except on the rare occasion where she actually lies down and is helpful. mostly, though, she’s just kicking and laughing because she thinks it’s funny to kick me. we’re […]