This Is What Romance Looks Like Now
Date night used to mean getting dressed up, eyeliner sharp enough to cut glass, Rex in a shirt that wasn’t wrinkled, and maybe a reservation at a restaurant that didn’t …
Writings
Ice Cream Is My Parenting Love Language
There are days when I feel like I’ve got this whole parenting thing down. The kids eat a vegetable, no one cries at Target, and I even get a hot …
Eight Years
Eight years ago, my dad put down his last drink. I didn’t realize at the time how much that decision would ripple through every corner of our family. Back then, …
Life and What Comes After
There’s something that happens when you lose a friend—it’s like the world keeps spinning, but a tiny piece of you just…stops. You still pack lunches, still argue with a seven-year-old …
Giving and Taking
Parenthood has a funny way of turning you into both a giver and a taker, sometimes in the same breath. I give the last bite of my dessert to Nico …
Similarities
It hit me the other day, somewhere between breaking up the 47th argument over a single LEGO piece and cleaning yogurt off the ceiling fan (don’t ask), that Nico and …
Guess Where
There’s something about getting a text in the group chat that just says, “Pack your bags,” that hits different. Especially when you’re a mom who hasn’t been away from laundry …
How I Talk Myself Down: Unemployment Checklist
There’s this moment that happens when life throws something big at you—like losing a job—and for a few seconds, it feels like the ground gives out. Then, almost instantly, your …
What Do You Want for Christmas This Year?
Every year, someone asks me that question—sometimes it’s Rex, sometimes my mom, sometimes a friend who still somehow has the energy to buy actual gifts instead of Amazon gift cards. …
The Event of a Lifetime
You know how sometimes you hype something up so much in your head that there’s no way reality could ever live up to it? Yeah, that’s what I thought was …