Contracts Are Your Friends

Posted on June 11, 2019June 10, 2019 by Allison

We took our toddler in to have tubes installed in his ears on Friday. We met with two nurses and an Anesthesiologist prior to the procedure, and with the Doctor post procedure. All four of them gave us the same...Read More

A Little Pre-Summer Fun

Posted on May 28, 2019May 27, 2019 by Allison

Summer is finally here! It's my favorite time of year, full of happy childhood memories of running through the woods, drinking straight from the garden hose, and going to the beach. Summer isn't quite complete for me without a trip...Read More

Let’s Make a Baby Registry

Posted on May 14, 2019May 13, 2019 by Allison

Let's talk registries for a second. I didn't do a wedding registry when we were engaged. I was 24, we already had the towels we needed, our bed was on the floor but we didn't care. In retrospect, I believe...Read More

Will You Miss This When It’s Gone?

Posted on May 7, 2019May 6, 2019 by Allison

Will you miss this when it's gone? It's not a matter of "if" something will go away someday. Every step along the way is a phase; it's all temporary, for good or for bad. The question is, will you miss...Read More

Hacked!

Posted on April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 by Allison

It's been a long few weeks. I got hacked, y'all. My little photography business site got hacked, and being hacked feels a lot like having your car broken into, or your bike stolen off your front porch. You feel silly,...Read More

Into the Great Unknown

Posted on April 2, 2019April 1, 2019 by Allison

I've written a lot about life as a mother in the last year, and how much I've learned. I've mentioned the plethora of things I didn't know that I didn't know. Postpartum anxiety and depression, lactation issues, hormones, crying, cluster...Read More

Single Parents are Amazing.

Posted on March 26, 2019March 30, 2019 by Allison

I've remarked a lot over the last year about how much I've learned since having a kid. There are plenty of things that you simply can't learn until you've experienced them hands-on yourself. This is why flight simulators are a...Read More

I like you, but…

Posted on February 26, 2019February 25, 2019 by Allison

I love feedback. I love giving it, I love receiving it. I like to know what people are thinking, so I can keep doing the right things and change the things that aren't going as well. I try not to...Read More

You Can Do It All (But Should You?)

Posted on February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 by Allison

You might think that you read that title wrong, but I'm not here to tell you that you can't do it all. Whenever I read "can't" I automatically think, "Challenge accepted" and try to do it anyway. I'm saying you...Read More

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