Pandemic fatigue

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted on this little blog. During the pandemic I have struggled greatly with carving out time for myself, which is ironic considering I’ve never spent so much time at home. It’s been hard to mesh…

Dear Elsa, Anna and Olaf

Please accept this letter as your immediate eviction notice. You’ve taken over my house long enough! How does Frozen captivate young children and place them in a catatonic state? I am of course mainly kidding, but Nug’s obsession with the animated feature is REAL. She loves to…

Afraid to leave

You know what sucks? Feeling afraid of every social interaction known to mankind. Covid seems to be everywhere, lurking in the shadows waiting to infect innocent bystanders. Usually summer is filled with pool parties, camping and bbqs. This summer has been filled with our backyard, a kiddie pool, Frozen and…

A little piece of normalcy

Life has been … let’s say … different the past couple months. Pre-COVID Nug and I loved to visit the zoo and admire the animals. If we are being honest, I loved it and Nug was rather indifferent. Understandably the zoo shuttered its doors during Oregon’s Stay Home Save…

Working from home

I always dreamed of the ability to work from home, it sounded like paradise. Wake up, roll out of bed and begin work in snuggly pajamas without judgement. In practice, with a toddler, things look different from the rosy picture painted above. I was accustomed to getting up, showering, putting…

The Rona

Someday 2020 will be a distant memory of isolation, masks, quarantine and the Rona. However, today it’s hard to imagine the world going back to any semblance of normal in my lifetime. Corona Virus or COVID-19 came sweeping into our lives and turned them upside seemingly overnight. The…

Target I took you for granted

The glowing red bullseye lights up the night sky and my life. I’m “basic” that way, I love Target. I never realized how much I adored the monstrous retailer until I could no longer frequent it. It has everything one could want … ice cream, clothes, toothpaste, cleaning products (in…

Costco samples …. nothing is truly free

Something happens when humans enter Costco … they lose all sense of common decency and revert to animalistic tendencies. What is about buying in bulk that transforms rational adults into bargain hunting, cart shoving, line cutting monsters? The transformation is never more apparent than when a free sample is on the…

Being a mom means …

Being a mom means giving everything you have to someone else Being a mom means loving someone exponentially more than yourself Being a mom means feeling crazy, tired, exhausted and somehow fulfilled Being a mom means missing texts, calls and time with friends Being a mom means skipping showers and…

An ode to student loan debt

You saw me coming, so young and naive With visions of careers, money and grandeur you tugged at my sleeve College is great, think of all the people you’ll meet Buy all the books, supplies and food you can eat We’ll loan you some money …. To help you…