I Lost My Taste and Smell—Now I’ll Never Take It For Granted Again
I’m a thrifty, penny-pinching mama who now buys hand soap retailing for $7.50. And I blame COVID. You see, I…
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I’m a thrifty, penny-pinching mama who now buys hand soap retailing for $7.50. And I blame COVID. You see, I…
Continue ReadingWhen it all started, I honestly didn't think I was built to mother through it. I didn't think I was…
Continue ReadingWhen it’s over, what will my children remember about the pandemic? Will my 13-year-old remember a 7th-grade year without school…
Continue ReadingShut Down I leaned over the sleek sink of our hotel, spreading pink lipstick across my lips, then sweeping bronzer…
Continue ReadingIt’s been one year . . . and I’m still in quarantine. I’m still isolating myself and my children. I’m…
Continue ReadingJust when I feel like all of the walls I could possibly hit have been hit, I crash into a new…
Continue ReadingShe didn’t have to say it. I already knew. Our baby was gone. I watched the ultrasound slowly pan from…
Continue ReadingAs someone who has given birth and gone through the postpartum period in this pandemic, I’m sometimes overwhelmed by all…
Continue ReadingDear Daughter, Happy Sweet 16! My sweet girl, you’ve just reached a milestone in the midst of a pandemic and…
Continue ReadingI don't know about you, but my pandemic fashions have consisted mostly of graphic tees and sweatshirts paired with the…
Continue Reading“I’m so sorry, honey. There’s no more heartbeat. I wish I could hug you.” With a strict no guests policy…
Continue ReadingIt took a pandemic to bring me to my breaking point. It was disastrous, isolating, and painful. I’ve lost count…
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