This is a new post in conclusion of losing my baby weight! There are so many things I could say about this. I could give you 10 Tips for Shedding Those Baby Pounds. I could write about How Great It Feels or How the Holidays Might Bring Them Back. But I think the most honest thing I can do is share this letter I wrote to my future self, should I ever decide to get pregnant again. We’re about 50/50 on that, depending ... View Post
The Pelican Brief
Two-and-a-half years ago, I made the choice of a lifetime. With shaky fingers and a half-broken heart, I called my former employer to say that I wasn’t coming back from maternity leave after the birth of my firstborn daughter. I kicked. I cried. I doubted. Amid gnarly post-partum blues, lingering pounds and a full-blown identity crisis, I let go of a self I once knew. I trusted that God was guiding me, but man, did ... View Post
Grace + Harvard
If you’ve seen me in the last few months, chances are solid I’ve bragged to you that my little brother is in his first year at Harvard Law School. And not a humble brag, guys. A shameless, all-out, that is my flesh and blood and he’s going to HARVARD brag-brag. Big sisters are entitled to such soap boxes on behalf of their siblings at least every once in a while. Said bro is also extremely cool, witty, musical, ... View Post
Give Us This Day Our Daily (Pumpkin) Bread
In honor of the start of October, I am sharing this #TBT post I just found saved in the crevices of my laptop! I wrote it almost one year ago, last October, right after we moved into our new home in Costa Mesa—when I was deep in the valley of the shadow of pregnancy nausea. Apparently I never got around to posting it, because apparently I was practically dead. I love how the written word can serve as a time ... View Post
For My Nike Frees & My Sister Moms
I'm a very open book about my baby weight because open books are my favorite kind. The heartfelt, sweet, funny, empathetic responses to my last post on this topic brought genuine tears to my eyes. They made me feel less alone in this difficult journey. You sweethearts who read my words are amazing! And really. Pregnancy pounds are a pretty universal experience, so why not support each other through the absolute ... View Post
We’ve All Been There
Strangers say a lot of weird stuff to you when you’re a mom of young kids. Actually it starts when you’re pregnant, the license of all people everywhere to comment freely on your size, your birth plan, your future parenting strategies. What?! You’re knocked up and no STRATEGIES?! Well, girlfriend, no sweat, it’s all grand, because that odd man in Nordstrom will give you some. ... View Post