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...]
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...]
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...]
Ken and I are looking to make some big changes. When we moved into this house six years ago, we were never planning on kids. We'd always be DINKs (look it up) with a garage full of toys and plenty of time to do whatever we wanted. Boy, have times changed. Now we have this little "angel" to contend with, and I'll stop short of saying we made a mistake in moving, but I will be the first to … [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...
