• First month with the Baby!

    First month with the Baby!

                    Baby Luke is one month old! I still can’t get enough of him. And he can’t seem to get enough of me or I’d be getting more sleep hahahahaha. No, but really. A newborn’s first month is no joke. Some nights I get pretty much zero sleep. When he’s cluster feeding, there’s maybe an…

  • May’s Reads

                    The month of May has been super crazy. I had my baby! So, understandably, I haven’t done as much reading as I would normally have done. I did manage to read four books overall, but It took me nearly three weeks to read the last one. I just happened to read two and a…

  • Baby Luke’s Arrival!

    On May 10th at 8:01 AM my little man was born! 6 lbs 2 oz and 18 inches long. My perfect tiny human.                 I’m obsessed with staring at him and holding him and all the cuddles.                 I’m really at a loss for words. I’m sure any first-time mom can relate. I’ve barely been…

  • April Reads

                    Four books for the month of April. One of them was on my overall reading list. I’m really enjoying reflecting on the books in my book journal. I feel like it benefits me not only as a reader, but also as a writer. I look deeper into the books and analyze technique more thoroughly…

  • Keeping up With Life

    So I’m having a baby soon (yayy!) Like…very very soon. Like in four weeks (ahh!) And perhaps a little bit of panic has set in. Or a lot of panic. Anywho… I’m struggling with life. My day job is sucking all the energy out of me and when I come home all I want to…

  • March Reads

                    In the month of March, I read four books and met my goal. Three of the books (!!) were on my overall reading list and I was able to mark them off. I also started a book journal this month to better record my thoughts and feelings about the books that I read. The…

  • February Reads

                    My four books of February almost didn’t make it. The month being shorter on top of still settling into our new house and new routines, I haven’t been able to dedicate as much time to reading as I’d like. I finished up on the last day of the month. But that still counts as…

  • January’s Reads

    For the month of January, I met my reading goal of four books. Two of which were on my reading list for this six-month period. I generally try to read one comp title and one context book within my four. I accomplished this and they were the two titles I marked off my reading list.…

  • Baby Update

    Baby Update

                    “Go ahead and lie down on the table,” the sonogram tech said, closing the door behind us.                 I sat down and gradually got myself flat on the table. I pulled my shirt up and Liam giggled, covering his eyes.                 “What?” Ricky said. “It’s just her belly.” Liam giggled again.                 “So, would…

  • Last Month’s Reads

    I read SEVEN books in December. That’s pretty awesome, in my opinion. I was trying really hard to get to my goal of 50 books for the year. I was a few short, but I think I did well overall. So, what did I read? The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson…