Let me start out by saying that I have everything in my life that I need right now.  Heck, I have everything that I want!  I have 3 beautiful and healthy kids that I get to stay home with, a husband who loves me who has a fantastic job, a gorgeous house in a safe… Continue reading Too Tired to Be Happy.

It’s 9:30 a.m.  It’s raining outside and your playdate cancelled due to HFM.  The twins have been fighting since before they got out of bed with no end in sight.  There’s play-doh on the floor and poop on your yoga pants. But WAIT – look!   There is a magical box hanging up on your… Continue reading The TV War

I’m trying not to over-blog about my adorable kids, but today was a milestone that needed to be noted. MY KIDS WENT TO DROP OFF PRESCHOOL! D & A are enrolled in a MWF program for 2 year olds. We’ve been talking and thinking about preschool for months.  Indeed, the buildup of today in my overtired… Continue reading First Day of Preschool!!

Thank you cards are (mostly) a waste of time. There. I said it. Emily Post is rolling around in her grave and wagging her finger at me.  I don’t care – it needs to be said. Having just given birth to a baby, I have been on the receiving end of a ginormous amount of… Continue reading I Hate Thank You Notes

Ever since I threw my last pack of Camel Lights in the trash (ok….maybe it wasn’t LAST pack) in 2005, I’ve been trying to get into shape.  I ran a marathon in 2006 and trained for another in 2009 (I dropped out at mile 5 with a stress fracture).  I did triathlons during and right… Continue reading Post Partum Body Woes

We are in a major superhero phase right now.  A couple of months ago, my daughter grabbed a Lego Superhero book off the paper-book character book shelves and brought it to me to check out.  The book involves a race between Superman and the Flash, which (spoiler alert) ends in a tie.  I’m not exaggerating when… Continue reading Where are the Girl Superhero Shoes?

About a year after having D&A, my Dr. H and I decided on Columbus, Ohio as the place to start our new post-fellowship lives.  I bid adieu to Big Law and prepared to start my new life as a stay at home mom to twin toddlers.  We had toyed with the idea of having a… Continue reading My Bad Ass VBAC