BRING IT ON, 2017
This was a hard year. Between the division brought about by the election, great losses in music and entertainment, and adjusting to a new life as a parent, I am exhausted. But there is no way I can call this a bad year...
363 DAYS
Laurel turns one year old on Wednesday. As with many moms in the weeks leading up to her first child's first birthday, I've been asking myself, "where has the time gone??"
REMEMBER TO BREATHE
Sunsets like these make it easy to relax and let go of the day. Back when I was running regularly, I could go out for hour-long runs, no iPod required. At some point I had to admit that I am a beginner runner again...
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
I hoped to wake up this morning to the announcement of the first ever female president. Instead, my fears were confirmed as I reluctantly looked at my phone to see that Donald Trump was elected president...
COUCH TO 5K: DAY ONE, WEEK ONE
I started running again today. On November 1st, I realized it was exactly a month until the Marcothon would begin again. I'm still part of a What's App message group with the ladies I did it with two years ago...
SLIPPING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON
We just celebrated Laurel's first Halloween, which is Shawn's favorite holiday. He started bugging me to start watching horror movies back in August...
IS THERE EVER JUST ENOUGH?
A couple weeks ago Laurel stopped taking a pacifier at bedtime. What we once thought we'd have to pry away from her in toddlerhood, she was now refusing with stubborn resolve...
THE BUCHMAN IS HERE
I had just put Laurel down for her long nap. I prayed that she would stay asleep long enough for me to finish my Photoshop project. Lately, she's been skimping on her morning naps...
LIFE IN THE NICU
Some experiences require to be written in the moment in order to fully capture the reality. And then some require to be processed, to be examined, in order to be fully digested...
EVOLUTION OF A DREAM
A couple of years ago, I had a revelation. I knew what I wanted with my life for the first time ever – to be a mom and to own my own business...