The hubs and I are planners. We got married and did not feel that the conditions were “right” to start a family. But…I really wanted to have a baby right away. For some reason I was totally against having kids in my 30s. My mother had me when she was very young. I felt…
I’m bone tired this morning. I had a difficult time falling asleep and was up well past midnight. A couple hours later, Pea woke me up. She was wide awake, in what I have come to think of, as her pain position, knees up on a pillow, legs restlessly writhing. Calmly staring at me. Normally,…
I love storage ottomans. It’s the ultimate hidden storage solution. When we first got ours, we decided to store DVDs in it. However, DVDs get lost or aren’t put back in the proper case so what we ended up with was a storage ottoman filled with mostly empty cases. (Yes, that is a 3.5 inch…
I saw a quote on Instagram that read “what other people are praying for, you are taking for granted.” And this reminded me of my fertility, or rather current lack of fertility. I get exasperated and frustrated at how much work children are. When you are at your wits end while your toddler screams for…
Hey everyone! Welcome to the third week of Gingham & Roses Link Up & Social Media Hop. Last week’s blog posts will be pinned to the Gingham & Roses board on Pinterest to further maximize exposure of your shared posts. Gingham & Roses is growing more and more with each passing week and I couldn’t…