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...]
Feb
07
In Which I Ramble On About Anxiety
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Yesterday, I gave you my list of pre-Blissdom worries, which includes snakes on a plane and peeing myself in front of Dolly Parton. But the truth is that I have other things rolling around in my mind, too. When you have anxiety disorder, any sort of bump in the road or upset in your routine is enough to throw you into a five day tailspin. It doesn't matter whether the bump is a good thing or … [Read more...]
Feb
06
A Husband’s Perception of Freedom
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This conversation happened on Friday: Ken: Did you see the deodorant I bought? Me: No. Why? Ken: Check out the top. Me: "Smells like wilderness, open air and freedom"? What's "freedom" supposed to smell like? Ken: I think it's supposed to smell like being away from your nagging wife and kids. Me: Would you like to take that back? Ken: Uhh..... Me: Too late. Get your … [Read more...]
Dec
28
2011 In Blog Posts
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Today I'm linking up with Mama Kat for her Writer's Workshop. The prompt: This year in blog posts…choose a favorite post from each month of 2011 and share. *** January In January, I wrote two of my favorite posts: Monster was written after a particularly bad anxiety attack. In it, I finally opened up about my anxiety disorder and postpartum depression and began to talk about my mom's … [Read more...]
