Ending of a Comfortable Middle
At the beginning of The Mddl, I skirted around talking about my symptoms and potential diagnoses. I never wanted to have to go back and have to say, “just kidding, I’m fine and this was all me being dramatic.” I was going to doctors weekly, new diagnoses thrown out as possibilities, only to be eliminated […]
Gentle Spring Cleaning
There is something about springtime that makes me want to throw everything away and start anew. This also seems to be the time of year when intensive cleaning schedules make their way into my world. I typically imagine the type of person I would be with clear counters, spotless floors, and a minimalist lifestyle. While […]
Beis Weekender Bag
I LOVE this bag. The fact that it has a separate area on the bottom for shoes and can stay wide open while looking in it are game changers.
The Joy of Not Being Cool
I wish I could pinpoint when I stopped caring about being cool. Don’t get me wrong, I spent much of my early life desperately trying to be cool, doing the things that cool kids did, such as having plans every weekend, going to parties or events, and liking certain music or movies. Being cool is […]
The Struggle between Consistency and Self-Acceptance
There are two truths that I am currently struggling with. They are not necessarily mutually exclusive, but in the way that I see them, they are. The Mddl is all about figuring out how to hold more truths at once, finding the grey area, and getting cozy there. So here we are, friend, with the […]
Why So Serious?
No this isn’t a Batman Reference If you haven’t heard, I am producing a second podcast called No Shame In The Home Game. This is a plug but also helped me come to a realization. Lately, I’ve been having more and more conversations about our homes and the things that we say are important and […]
The Good and Bad of a Good Day
I keep having more and more good days. This is an achievement and something to celebrate. So, I wanted to document the goodness of a good day, but also be clear about the rough parts. I know we’d all like to think it’s all sunshine and rainbows, there is the other side of a good […]
Journey to Motherhood
I love being a mother, and I love my children more than words can express. But at the end of the day, motherhood can be really hard. This is an excerpt from a longer essay about my motherhood experience. This is about my real thoughts and feelings before I became a mother. It wasn’t a […]
Middle of Marriage
This week marks my 7th wedding anniversary, which naturally makes me think about marriage. While I share some things here, the inner workings of my marriage are something I haven’t shared much about because that wouldn’t be fair. My marriage isn’t just mine, it’s also my husband’s. To respect his experience, privacy, and story, I […]
Shit No One Tells You
I had the pleasure of writing about potty training for Eat. Weep. Mum. Repeat