Once upon a time, I gave birth to a baby. At the baby shower, I was given a small elephant lovey. It was pretty inconsequential – just a cheap animal clutching a blanket, made in a common print. It mostly lived in a small box of toys and never really drew the baby’s attention. THEN…

Consume less, create more. If I keep any sort of New Year’s resolution in 2022, this one rings true to what I most crave. Consume less, create more. One could argue that in the last, almost-six years of parenthood (holy cannoli, has it been that long?) I’ve done plenty of creating. Four tousle-headed, mini me’s…

Mamma mia, here I go againMy my, how can I resist you?Mamma mia, does it show again?My my, just how much I’ve missed you After over a decade of blogging, one simple mistake and my entire online presence was erased. I went through all five stages of grief: denial. anger. bargaining. grief. Then finally acceptance.…