Real Life

As I sit here watching my daughter spin and dance in our living room while watching Rapunzel, I can’t help but ask myself, “What did I do to deserve this little nugget of happiness?” She is so much more...

My internal alarm clock went off right at 7:00am on the dot and I woke to a crisp, cool (almost too cool) October morning.  I made my way into my daughter’s room to get her up and ready for...

November is here, and the air is buzzing with thankfulness. Personally, I love this time of year.  I enjoy the cheerful status updates as people make a point to stop and be grateful each day.  It’s a nice hiatus...

As a child, my favorite place was the library. The distinctive smell of worn books permeated the air, the silence broken only by the turning of a page or the creaking of a book spine. I would spend hours perusing...

Ask any mom what life is like, and you will likely hear one common answer start to emerge: busy. While very fulfilling, life as a mom brings a certain brand of crazy, exhausting, stressful, fall-into-bed-at-night-with-every-body-part-aching level of activity. Add...

“Mama, what is your job?” My daughter asked me this question last night as I was loading the dishwasher after dinner. I told her my job title and she replied, “What’s that?” This was not surprising for a couple...

I’m about 13 years into my career (boy, that makes me feel old!) and I’ve been working at home for eight of those years. At this point, I’ve worked from home longer than I worked in an actual office....

Once school starts my fall/winter season pretty much goes like this . . . Then, I get to January and realize that not only am I exhausted but that I pretty much crabbed/yelled/sighed my way through the holiday . ....

October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day.  Today is the day we stop, quiet ourselves for a moment, and remember these little lives that ended too soon, these mamas (and daddies) who are hurting and missing out...

I have 3 main roles in my life: mother, wife, and scientist.  Believe it or not, my career as a researcher in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UIHC is actually a good blend of all 3 roles. I...