I cannot seem to sleep past 5am anymore. No matter what day it is, no matter if I have to go to work or not, my eyes flip open at about 5am automatically every single day. Our kids sleep until 6 or 6:30, but there I am, wide awake, full of anxiety and worry and …
Beauty and the Beast Named Anxiety
Always lurking. Looming. The looming dread. The looming fear. The looming unknown. People say "get out of your comfort zone" and let me tell you that most of my life is spent getting out of my comfort zone because I am never entirely comfortable. But the difference today is that I know myself enough to know …
How Do You Make Two Babies? Love, Hope, and Science Worked 4 Years Ago
It was harmless enough. The babes (not yet four years old) and I were driving back from Woodfield Mall 3 days before Christmas (yes, I lost my damn mind), and as we made the 40 minute drive I was pummeled by relentless questioning starting with: "How do you make two babies?" "Well when two people …
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