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I’ve heard it from my pregnant friends time and time again. “All people ever want to tell me is their horror stories about giving birth. I don’t wanna hear that crap!” “Why are all these moms being so negative?!”

January 25, 2017

Birthing Horror Stories and Why We Tell Them

Of all the things I’ve gained from motherhood, the one thing I’ve lost the most of is time.

January 23, 2017

The Basic Face (aka The Red Light Face)

There are some things that you are forced to become more aware of, working as an anchor and reporter in television news for 13 years. Take, for example, the daily political talking points, or the latest health news, or the weather. About all of these points, most television journalists could intelligently banter.

January 19, 2017

The Great (Toy) Gun Debate

Please allow me to disclose that I am writing this post while eating a bar of dark chocolate, so #hypocrite? Or #moderation? You decide.

January 13, 2017

Staying Fit through Pregnancy

It was four years ago at this very moment that I was in the final stages of the “pushing” part of my labor, and mere hours away from being rolled into the operating room–shaking like a leaf from all the medication–for an emergency c-section, to welcome my son. My first baby.

January 12, 2017

Birthdays and New Beginnings

Since you’re only using them for a relatively short amount of time, maternity clothes aren’t something many people want to invest too much money in, or too much time into finding.

January 11, 2017

The Best Maternity Clothing Shopping

There are some things that are very worthy of setting clear goals.Take, for example, a weight loss or fitness regimen. This is something that can be broken down into achievable steps. It’s quantifiable. You write down what your goal is, look at it for inspiration every day, do certain things each day that will lead […]

January 10, 2017

The Birth Plan (and Why I’ll Never Have One Again)

There is some sort of cosmic button that is pushed in your soul the second you have a child.

January 6, 2017

When Time Starts Running

Whoever said beauty is pain… was an ass. These days, very few events can coax me out of stretchy fabric.

January 4, 2017

The Pants You’ll Rock, Pregnant or Not