It’s nearly the end of another year, and I’m reflecting on what the last 12 months have looked like verses what I had hoped for. This year was mostly a great year with a lot of progress, but not without its challenges. Most notably, the boys experienced grief for the first time. Oliver’s amazing 2nd […]
Re-reading my summary from last year, I can’t believe how truly normal life feels now. There’s a lot of chatter about inflation and interest rates, but (in our circle anyway) we aren’t constantly talking about Covid or vaccines or masks or infection rates for the first time in 2 years. Just living life, and I’m […]
Another year on, and COVID is still a thing. A year ago, I was a bit despondent about how slow the vaccine roll out would be. Who’d have thunk availability (at least where we live) wouldn’t be a problem at all, but that resistance, waning effectiveness, and variants would be our biggest challenges. Thankfully, between […]
Well, here we are rounding out another year, and who’d have thought this is where 2020 would take us. A year ago, I was eager for what the new decade would bring. Turns out the start was a bit rocky! This year has taken us all by surprise. In a time marked with death, illness, […]
It’s that time of the year again. It sounds so cliche, but I can’t believe it’s the end of the year, let alone the end of a decade! I love reading my old summaries each year to see how far I’ve come and how life has changed, so here we go. Looking at my goals […]
With the end of the year approaching, I have been thinking about my goals for the year, what we achieved, and almost have the mental energy to think up plans for next year. We have (low-key) plans for New Years Eve, and daytimes generally lack free-time, so I’m getting ahead of the curve and thinking […]
It’s been a week since we welcomed our newest little guy, and I’m finally getting around to documenting his birth story while it’s fresh in my mind. A few more nights of sleep deprivation, and I’m not sure how hazy the memories will be 🙂 My pregnancy with Elliott was largely uneventful. I didn’t have […]
It’s that time of year again where Mr. Transatlantictransplant and I reflect on the year that’s been and express our hopes and goals for the year ahead. This year has been a mixed bag. Mostly great, but not without its challenges, and I am looking forward to what 2018 has in store (even though it, […]
While most days as a stay-at-home parent to a young child are roughly similar, it’s New Year’s Eve, so I’m suddenly finding myself reflecting on the year and thinking of my hopes and goals for the coming 12 months. I don’t think I’ve heard a single person say 2016 was a ‘great’ year, and I am […]
Almost immediately after we had Oliver, Mark and I knew we wanted another child. It’s not that Oliver wasn’t enough, but we learned how quickly and enormously your heart can grow after having a baby, and we knew we had capacity and desire for even more growth. We also liked the unique challenges and rewards […]
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