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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…

Being a mom means …

posted on : November 16, 2019 1 Comment

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…

Rain, trailer and a crankpot

posted on : October 21, 2019 0 Comment

Hubby and I could not wait to take our trailer to Mt. Hood for our second camping trip of the summer. We busily packed our traveling-abode with clothes, snacks, swimming gear, dog supplies and hit the open road. We were excited to unplug, unwind and relax … however that wasn…

Where did my newborn go?

posted on : September 17, 2019 6 Comments

It feels like it happened overnight … crawling, climbing and teething. Life will never be the same in the T-Witt household. Gone are the days of leaving Nug in the living room basically motionless while I switched laundry, used the restroom, worked or made a coffee. Now I have a…

Going … Going … Back … Back … to Cali … I mean work

posted on : June 11, 2019 10 Comments

When my maternity leaved ended I couldn’t imagine being separated from Nugget for more than a few hours. I reluctantly returned to my 8-5 grind for two weeks … and found it wasn’t nearly as painful as I imagined it would be. For our family…

I skipped the humidifier like a fool

posted on : May 21, 2019 7 Comments

Colds are terrible little creations … they interrupt sleep, eating and happiness in general. I despise having a cold myself but there is something especially terrible about watching my baby feel ill. There are several signs my mini gives when she’s under the weather … but the biggest…

Where’s my Maserati?

posted on : May 7, 2019 7 Comments

When Britney sang “you want a Maserati you better work b*itch,” she did me dirty. I started working when I was 15 and don’t even have a new Mazda. Brit does make a solid point, success requires hard work. But in reality how many of…

Living young and wild and free?

posted on : April 23, 2019 8 Comments

The radio can cause epiphanies and sometimes harsh ones … for your own sake take caution when turning it on. Last week I was singing my heart out to Whiz Khalifa’s Young, Wild and Free. It was a sunny day when the melody came streaming through the speakers…

Has anyone seen my friend sleep?

posted on : April 16, 2019 10 Comments

Nugget started sleeping through the night when she was about 2.5 months old and it was glorious. I swear colors actually looked brighter that first morning … I was seeing the world for the first time in HD. The glory of sleep continued until one night about 4 months…

The GD…GD (gestational diabetes)

posted on : April 9, 2019 3 Comments

I’ll never forget my casual, dare I say naive, attitude surrounding the glucose test. The routine screening not only set the tone for the end of my pregnancy but overhauled my relationship with food … specifically carbs. I scheduled my glucose test for the day before my husband…