The Pioneer Woman of Vodka | Carri Ellen Brown
Parenting, Vodka, and Life in General
This post was originally featured on World Moms Blog in October of 2011. *** I looked around at their smiling faces as I nervously fiddled with my unkempt hair. When was the last time I took a shower? I wasn’t sure. I couldn’t remember the last time I ate, either. I wasn’t hungry. “Oh, Carri!” My grandma was holding him, his tiny hand wrapped around her finger. “He’s … [Read more...]
I just read an article on Yahoo! Health that made my blood boil. Maybe it was the verbiage. "... potential risks for her newborn..." Maybe it was the fact that it's incredibly one sided. "... not engaging in this behavior as often as we would like to see..." Maybe it's the fact that I've LIVED though this, while the author of this article has clearly not. I try to stay neutral … [Read more...]
I often wonder why blogging entered my life after I won the battle with postpartum depression. Not that blogging would have made the fight easier, but I could have really used the support and comfort while I was deep in my illness. A year after I started blogging (and two and a half years after Blake's birth), I decided it was time to open up about my battle with PPD, anxiety and depression, … [Read more...]
Mom of a monster. Wife of a hot rodder. One half of One Martini at a Time. I don't look at the glass as half empty; I look at it as, "OMG! I'm almost out of vodka!" More Awesomeness...
