I often find myself scholling through website likes LinkedIn only to see how my peers from university and from the army are thriving professionally. Today I was particularly upset by someone's professional accomplishment. I mean I was I pissed. I could not bring myself to say "oh, good for them," and scroll on. In fact, …
Continue reading Why is motherhood not valued like a career is?
Motherhood is the biggest shitshow that's ever taken hold of my life. Birth sucks, breastfeeding is basically torture, and raising a child is just plain hard. Obviously, when I was pregnant I was swooned by all the insta-Fit Mommies who under the light of a perfect filter flaunt their effortless journey through pregnancy. I was …
I never ever thought I would up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In my head, in my own fantasized version of life, I always ended up in Europe. As soon as I left college in Rome I wondered if I would ever come back. Well , I didn't. But I also didn't think I would end …
This past weekend I took a trip to New York City. As opposed to my previous trips to the big apple,this trip--for some reason-- was very inspiring. There is something in the air during Christmas time in New York. Maybe its the overwhelming amount of Christmas themed advertisements that are designed to give a Christmas …
