I can’t believe I had a double mastectomy a little over a month ago. The very worst part of my recovery seems like a distant memory now and things are slowly getting back to normal. When I wake up in the mornings I still feel like I did a thousand bench presses the night before …
This Thanksgiving definitely goes down as a tie (with our 2013 Thanksgiving) as my favorite one yet. You may remember our 2013 Thanksgiving where we gathered both sides of our very healthy families around our homemade table in our home. That same holiday we hosted a little gender reveal to find out Baby M was …
The holidays are upon us! For many of us (me included!), this season can quickly and easily ricochet from exciting and joyful to stressful and chaotic with balancing travel between families, fighting mall traffic for gift shopping, hosting company in your home, cooking the perfect meal, wrapping gifts, baking cookies, hosting parties and more. It’s …
With a baby in each arm, a lunch box, a briefcase, two diaper bags and a set of car keys, Matt hustled out of the house earlier than usual this morning so he could log a few extra hours into his already long work day. Moments before the door closed behind him he did two …
It’s been two weeks since my double mastectomy and honestly, I feel great throughout the day! Waking up is still a little rough until my medications kick in and by evening I’m exhausted, but as each day passes I feel stronger and better. The hardest part so far has been recovering from my mom leaving …
Four years, two babies and 532,584,946,473 diapers later… Happy anniversary to the man who makes me the happiest girl in the world! For better or worse and through the highs and lows, I am so lucky to be doing life with this guy. Each year we sneak away to the mountains to celebrate our anniversary. …
Well, I made it through my double mastectomy surgery! Tomorrow will mark one week post op and I am so proud of myself for getting through these past 6 days. I had hoped to post an update much sooner than this but the medications I’m on make me very drowsy, unmotivated and blur my vision …
On Saturday we had our closest friends over for a little boob-voyage. With so much anxiety surrounding my procedure it was unbelievably amazing to be surrounded by such wonderful friends. We drank too much, ate tacos, let the kids stay up hours past their bedtimes, played cornhole, ate boob cake, laughed a lot and said …
I am beyond speechless for the words of support, prayers, connections and stories you all have shared with me. There are no words to describe my feelings as the emails continue to pour in from readers who have been encouraged to schedule their annual mammogram, start doing monthly self breast exams, look in to BRCA …
So, I’m having a double mastectomy in two weeks.WHAT?! Is everything okay? (Yes, I’m healthy. No cancer. Praise the Lord.) What about everything going on with Thomas? When did you decide this? Why? Wait, what is a double mastectomy? What does recovery look like? Will you have reconstruction done? How are you feeling about all …
Yes, that is a LOT of toppings. For pizza night I had planned to make my favorite Caramelized Onion & Prosciutto Pizza but then got a little carried away with the toppings. I just couldn’t stop. And I’m glad I didn’t because this pizza is now my new favorite! You should make this for dinner…tonight. …
It is so easy to break the bank on Halloween costumes. When the Pottery Barn Kids Halloween catalog recently arrived I immediately walked it straight to the recycling bin. I knew if I opened it I would be tempted to drop a small fortune on adorable outfits that my kiddos would wear for maybe 45 …