I prefer my puns intended

Because life can be punny.

Oh hey, Friday! (5 things we can learn from Joan Rivers)

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    Hello there, Friday. Nice to see you. It feels like we just said goodbye and you are back again. That's what I love about you: you come back. You always do. That is, for those of us who are blessed enough to still be here. Hollywood has lost another star this week: Joan Rivers. Oddly enough, there weren't quite as many people quick to jump on social media to talk about Continue Reading

Your Eggo is Preggo (three ways to make sure your pregnancy announcement is unique to partner, family, friends)

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Let me start this post out by stating plainly: I am not expecting our second child. I know, I know: if you were hoping for an announcement, feel free to exit this screen. This post was inspired by this lovely little announcement from the loveliest of country music stars: The moment this photo hit social media, all country music fans sighed a collective breath of catharsis; finally. Our Continue Reading

Hope is the thing with feathers

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Those that know me best know to bring tissues with them wherever we go. It can happen at any moment, for varying reasons, but for some reason, I've never been able to control the tears that glide unbridled from the corners of my eyes. It used to be a lot worse; I distinctly remember crying after overhearing my parents discuss moving away from my childhood home. And no, I wasn't crying because Continue Reading

Post-grammatic stress disorder (Finding work in education after student-teaching) Part II (TTT)

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If you missed part I of finding work in education after student teaching, you can find that post here. Part II: Look good on paper. I was in the throws of my graduate program: drowning in reading assignments, neck-deep in papers to grade, and attempting to write my own papers. I was really looking forward to a day of meeting professionals in the field. My graduate program had arranged for Continue Reading

Letter to my son at 6 months

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Dear Bennett, I have a feeling I will be in disbelief at all of your milestones, but...are you really half a year old already? This has been the fastest six months of my life. It has been a whirlwind: falling in love instantly and watching you grow day-in and day-out. Sure, we have had our moments. I've thrown my hands up in surrender when I just couldn't make you happy. There have been Continue Reading

Oh, hey Friday! (10 things for teen girls review and giveaway)

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"So, how was your week?" Steven and I were about four weeks into pre-marital counseling. Things had been going pretty well. We scored off-the-charts on our compatibility assessment; our counselor was incredibly encouraging when he reviewed our communication styles, 'people like you two should be getting married,' he would always say. It felt nice to know we had support from a Continue Reading

If you think my life is like the present perfect tense: I have fooled you.

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Take a good, hard look at this picture. What do you see? A mom and her perfect son standing outside of a lovely museum? A clean, happy baby? The perfect filter to make our skin glow? A smile that shows no trace of exhaustion? Great! That's exactly what I wanted you to see. My life is so perfect, isn't it? Almost six months into this thing and I've got this mommy business down Continue Reading

Solid mommy #fail

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As a very new SAHM, I am in the business of saving money. I take the time to find the cheap and free days to different attractions around the city. Yesterday was our first trip to Stone Mountain Park together. I've heard from a number of my former colleagues that the park is a great place to run. So I loaded the little man in the car and we took the drive out to our state park. Bennett took Continue Reading

Post-grammatic stress disorder (Finding work in education after student-teaching) (TTT)

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So, you've just been placed in your fall internship. If you're like me, you're hovering somewhere between excitement and "oh-my-gosh-what-did-I-get-myself-into?" I remember walking into McNair High School that September morning, my stomach vibrating with nerves. I saw some students walking swiftly through the hallway to class and I marched right into the front office. I smiled at them Continue Reading

Bootleg Editorial: Sidelined by Chuck Pagano (Review and Giveaway)

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It's almost here; and it just happens to be the most wonderful time of the year. No, I'm not a crazy southerner who has all of her Christmas shopping done yet. I am that other kind of crazy southerner...you know: the football-crazy southerner. There'll be hamburgers grilling and fourth quarters thrilling and yelling there out in the heat. There'll be awesome pass stories and tales of the Continue Reading