I’m a working mom. It’s rough, but pretty much everything about parenting is. I used to think it would all be easier if I  quit my job, but I’ve learned that stay at home moms just face different kinds of challenges. At least the first time around.

I’m led to believe by family members, friends, and a Pampers commercial that it gets easier the more kids you have. Supposedly, you quit obsessively reading ingredient lists on every product and food, calling the doctor for each new cough and sneeze, Googling colors of baby shit, and caring that your child just handed you yet another fistful of dog fur from the floor. I suspect this is all a trick to get you to have more babies, but I would like my sanity back so very much that I’ll probably have another one just to find out if it’s true.

Parenting has been like running into the ocean in February. No. Being thrown into the ocean in February. While you were asleep. Even though I felt fairly prepared to be a mother and my kid is super chill, there still seem to be an endless amount of surprises. Maybe I didn’t do enough research or spend enough time around people with kids, but there are some things that just floored me. 

Hence, I started this blog to give others a heads up about becoming a parent and because I needed a place to vent about life in general. Writing has always been my release and I thought it might be fun to take it online.  Thanks for coming along for the ride!