Category Archives: imperfection

It’s one of those days.

I’m going to go ahead and tell you about my day (so far, it’s not over yet!), because although Clara is a really, really easy baby (granted, I have no other babies to compare her to, but based on comments … Continue reading

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Oh the guilt.

This whole growing-a-human and becoming-a-mom thing has brought along a rather unexpected feeling with it: guilt. I’ve talked about guilt in pregnancy a bit before. During the 9+ months of creating this new life I felt guilty for not exercising … Continue reading

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I often wonder what I’ve gotten myself into.

Motherhood is a strange thing. I feel like myself, but different somehow. In the beginning it was possible to have moments where I’d kind of forget I was a mom. Like when Clara would sleep for four hours straight and … Continue reading

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A different kind of beauty.

Confession: I kind of wanted to post this picture on my blog or Instagram a few days ago (when the picture was taken), but I chickened out because even though I think it’s a beautiful picture, I don’t see it … Continue reading

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Salvaging difficult relationships.

I’m sort of passive aggressive when it comes to conflict. Actually, maybe I’m just passive. Generally, I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings by bringing up something they did that I didn’t like, and I tend to get over my … Continue reading

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