I wanted a large family, until I gave birth. Scratch that. I wanted a large family, until the last 4ish weeks of my pregnancy. Then PUPPs, induction, no epidural and an emergency c-section, made me think otherwise. Kidding. Kind of. I have two sisters, and my husband has one brother, three step-siblings and two half sisters (try to figure that…
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It’s Back! | My Fix – No. 16 (eek!)
Want to learn more about Stitch Fix? Start at the beginning and follow my experience so far! — I took a short hiatus from my Stitch Fix reviews for a few reasons. One | I didn’t exactly have access to a full length mirror until our little IKEA trip last month. Trust me, I tried the self-timer on my camera….
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Finding My New Normal
It’s 2:30 p.m. on a random Thursday in January, and I’m drinking a glass of wine while my kid kicks the wall from her crib because she’s clearly not napping today. Wait. It is Thursday, right? All I wanted to do today was get out of this freaking house. I wanted to have plans, for a change. I wanted to…
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The State of Cotten Tales
I have been doing a lot of thinking about the future direction of this blog. And although I don’t have it completely figured out, I feel a need to write this post. You see, I don’t make resolutions. I don’t have a word or phrase that I want to define my 2015. I do, however, make plans. I’m guessing 98…
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Momma Can’t Hang | NYE 2015
I’ve reached that age. My heart wants to party all night on New Year’s Eve with my closest friends… … My head knows I shouldn’t drink that champagne margarita, yet I do it anyway… … And as it turns out, my body just can’t keep up. The hubs and I rang in 2015 at a “New Year, New House” party…
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