Sometimes, when something big or important is happening, some little part of you maybe has the presence of mind to take a picture. Not a real picture–not “real” in the typical sense, with glossy paper and colors distorted by faulty printers or over-processing–but real. A captured moment. A mental snapshot whose exact image blurs as our perspectives shift, but whose… Read More
You Don’t Have to Leave Home to Find Yourself
In week 37 of my first pregnancy, I gleefully packed up the contents of my office desk, bid adieu to my co-workers (and my beloved dual-screen computer), and headed out into the parking lot full of anticipation. I was going to be a mom. The hubs and I were going to have a tiny, precious, all-our-own newborn baby. And. I… Read More