This post is brought to you by DermaTherapy. I was compensated for my time and given a set of sheets to try. The opinions expressed here are mine. Dear younger, well-rested self: I see you luxuriously sleeping next to your husband in your one-bedroom high rise, and I feel compelled to reach out to you from the future. I am your 51-year-old self, and there a … [Read more...]
Wishing for Happier Days: The Pain of Mother’s Day After Pregnancy Loss
I sat up on the exam table, my husband next to me. Our doctor turned her back on us and asked for the date of my last period. With her calendar wheel in hand, she turned around and pronounced that May 30th would be my due date. Excitement filled my body. I couldn’t stop smiling. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a mother, and now it was happening. Joe turned to … [Read more...]
Nothing Like a Good Book…To Spark a Argument With Your Husband
I have a guilty pleasure that I don’t often confess to: I love reading romance novels. My favorites are by Danielle Steel. They’re extra heavy on the fluff, but some days I need an escape. Nothing does it like losing myself in one of Ms. Steel’s books. They’re an effortless read, and I can polish one off in about an hour if I get that much time to myself as a busy mom to … [Read more...]
The Life Lesson That Helped Me Meet My Husband
As hard as it is for me to believe, this March my husband and I will celebrate our 24th wedding anniversary. We’ve been together for more than 26 years, and to be honest, it’s hard for me to remember a day when he wasn’t in my life. I know it sounds super corny to admit this, but meeting Joe was the best thing that ever happened to me. Being with a person who … [Read more...]
The Happy Ending That Was Really a Beginning
“Well that’s it, I’ve finally flipped,” was all I could think of as I spent the 45-minute commute into my office obsessing over the fact that we didn’t have enough life insurance on my husband. I couldn’t understand why I was obsessing on this, considering that our family was Joe, me, and our cat. Obviously it was time to take my fertility doctor up on her offer to give … [Read more...]
