May 17, 2016

Breastfeeding: My Story

Breastfeeding was (is) supposed to be a wonderful experience. "It's natural." "Babies are born to breastfeed." So many slogans are out there touting the simplicity and benefits. Yes, you sometimes hear horror stories of cracked and bleeding nipples or the dreaded "I didn't make enough milk," but...

March 16, 2016

Vintage Card Box

When I was pregnant, I had some crafty moments. It was almost my form of "nesting". One of which came after one of my showers. I went to sit down and write some thank you cards and I had to sift through an entire stack to scrounge up a couple of cards. It took more than a minute, which is enough to...