Archive for April 2020
Not “just” Preschool
When I heard schools are closed in Illinois for the remainder of the school year in Illinois, I immediately thought of all of the seniors in high school who will miss all of those rites of passage that I remember so fondly. I thought of kids missing 8th grade graduation. I even thought of kids…
Read MoreBalancing Act
Anyone who tells you that the transition from one child to two is easy is lying… unless their children are spaced very far apart. Becoming a mom of two has been challenging in so many ways and in some cases, challenging in ways that I didn’t expect. It’s so hard not to compare my two…
Read MoreBouncing Back… Or Not
Our society sometimes leaves moms unprepared for what new motherhood is like. We are told what to expect up until the delivery of our babes and thanks to social media and movies, we expect that as new moms our days will be spent joyously snuggling our newborns; blissfully happy. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case.…
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