So tiny So fragile So small So new Will you always need me? The way your head smellsSuch itty bitty clothes Your grip on my finger Your perfect round nose Will you always need me? Our gaze locks togetherAs my body gives you milkYou reach for my face Your body mine Read More
How to Afford Medical School as a Family of Five
Four years ago, my husband ended his military career and started school as an engineering major. One day while lying in bed he said to me “I think I want to become a doctor”, and the rest is history! He is currently in year two Read More
Thai Curry Shrimp Soup
I’ll be honest, there aren’t very many recipes that we have in constant rotation at our house. I would love to be one of those women who has a tried and true meal rotation, but that’s just not me. I typically only cook two-three meals Read More
Master Makeover : Part II
Okay, wow. I totally hadn’t realized that it had been two months since I last posted. I have a really bad habit of only updating once or twice a year (I’m trying to change that, I promise!) so I guess that made it feel like Read More
Master Makeover
This September, my husband and I will have been married for eight years. In all of said years, we have never had a “grown up” bedroom. Sure, during our first year of marriage we were gifted a matching bedroom set and while it did last Read More
The Year in Review: 2019
And just like that, 2019 has come and gone and a new year has officially begun. Not only is it a new year, but a new decade. A new decade full of endless hope and possibility for a beautiful life. Twenty-nineteen was a year of Read More
For Real This Time
Almost 11 years ago, I was 15 and had just visited New Orleans and during that trip I took pictures of strangers on the sidewalk with my Canon Rebel. A few weeks prior I had gotten my hands on a copy of a book of Read More
A Year in Review: 2021
Wow. I know the phrase “where has the time gone” is incredibly overused at the start of every new year, but really, WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?! The current year is 2022 and that. Is. Just. Wild. My last year in review post was actually Read More
2020 Goals
Ah, can you believe it’s the new year?! I love New Years! There’s something about the new year that makes me feel more productive and creative. I know there’s people out there who don’t get the new year hype, but personally, I am all about Read More
Next Stop, Medical School!
Wow. I can’t believe it’s actually real. It’s actually happening. My husband not only got in to medical school, but our number one choice of med school! One night, almost two years ago to the day, we were lying in bed and my husband told Read More
My Body, My Birth
Before I got pregnant with my son, I had never really thought much about childbirth. Other than being totally freaked out watching women scream while their doctors yell “PUSH!” while she’s lying on her back in a hospital bed. You know that movie/tv scene I’m Read More