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A Case Study in Sleep: Emmy and Riley, Twins

February 22, 2021

This is my story. Last year (2020) I gave birth to two beautiful, twin baby girls! They were born four weeks prematurely. I immediately reached out …

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5 Sleep Training Myths Debunked

February 15, 2021

I’m often surprised by how many sleep training myths float around the Internet and on social media. But trust me:  sleep training is a safe, …

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Sleep Training: Everything a Tired Parent Needs to Know

October 21, 2020

Have you ever wondered what sleep training is and how a sleep consultant can help you and your family get the rest you need? Keep reading to find …

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2020

September 10, 2020

Only five times in my life... ...have I been truly broken. Although there may be times during my childhood that I either don't remember or …

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Learning From Home

August 26, 2020

Being a former classroom elementary teacher doesn't exactly equip you with everything you need to teach your own children. It's a whole different …

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Did you hear the good news? It's Friday 🍾 Did you hear the good news? It's Friday 🍾
Only five times in my life... ...have I been trul Only five times in my life...

...have I been truly broken. Although there may be times during my childhood that I either don't remember or altogether expunged from memory, as of today, I'm going to focus on the fifth, April 2020.

The one thing all five moments have in common is that overwhelming and suffocating fear, stemming from profound doubt and uncertainty.  I remember all five occurrences because they were dark and deep and dibilitating, the most recent occasion being this past April.

I cannot, without lying, tell you that 2020, as a whole, was all that lousy for me. I am a creature of convenience and this pandemic has allowed that for me. What I can tell you is that April 2020 was poignant and painful and truly damaged my morale....

{For the remainder of this piece please visit the link in my bio, Instagram didn't have enough space for everything I needed to say}
Thank you New Orleans for allowing us to swim in s Thank you New Orleans for allowing us to swim in sunny September 🍂
“I’ll tell you,” said she, in the same hurri “I’ll tell you,” said she, in the same hurried passionate whisper, “what real love is. It is blind devotion, unquestioning self-humiliation, utter submission, trust and belief against yourself and against the whole world, giving up your whole heart and soul to the smiter, as I did!” Great Expectations

Happy Anniversary my sweets, thank you for loving me💕
Before this photo I thought... ...every single ne Before this photo I thought...

...every single negative thought I could possible think about myself. I took a deep breath, put the swimsuit on, jumped in and played for two hours with my girls - who didn't care what I looked like or where my bathing suit was hugging extra tight.

It was freeing and fun and fabulous! I was calm and content and the girls were over the moon that "Mama was in the pool."

I can go back to struggling with self-acceptance and self-esteem tomorrow. For now, get in the damn pool! 💦
Nothing is better than finding your baby like this Nothing is better than finding your baby like this at 6:30am 💕
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