“The difference between being selfish and self care: selfish takes, and self care is unclenching your fist to receive. Knowing yourself enough to know what you need and loving…
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Parenthood
Maternity Leave Checklist
August 26, 2020Hello, week 33!! I can’t even believe it. While I want so badly to meet our little baby girl, I also can’t help but think of all the things that…
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6 Ways to Pamper Yourself While Pregnant
August 19, 2020As I’m moving into my last trimester, and like I mentioned in my last baby blog post, Unexpected Emotions of Having Your Last Baby, there are a few things I’m…
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Dear Teacher… A letter to my Daughter’s Teacher from a Fellow Inmate
July 19, 2020While incarcerated, I wrote a letter to my daughter’s friends’ parents. And then I decided to write a letter to my daughter’s teacher. For whatever reason, the “Dear Teacher” blog…
Parenthood
Unexpected Emotions of Having Your Last Baby
July 15, 2020As I’m nearing the beginning of my last trimester I’ve had unexpected mixed emotions. While I’ve stated in previous posts that I don’t necessarily love being pregnant, I don’t hate…
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Pregnancy Update, Plus our Top Baby Names
June 14, 2020Pregnancy Update: Jamie got to feel baby girl kick today! Or maybe she was high-fiving. And it made me so gosh darn happy! Finally, he gets to feel what I’ve…