In my last post, I rounded up my learnings from 2015 by quoting some of my children's books. Since I get my own version of #hugotlines from them, I decided to share a few more: 9. ON ENDURING HARDSHIPS AND EVOLVING IN PIA'S WORDS: In order for us to be the best person that we can be, we need to go through hardships. It's the only way we can evolve. It's … [Read more...]
Adulting 106: 2015 Life Lessons from Children’s Books
I started last year by boldly challenging the universe “to bring it on.” Well, 2015 definitely brought it. Since I have discovered that challenging the universe does not bode well for me, I’ve decided to welcome 2016 on a happier, peppier note. Rather than being insolent, I just decided to round up the lessons I learned, not in my own words but in the words of timeless, sage … [Read more...]
Adulting 105: On Pregnancies and Miscarriages (Part II)
In my last post I talked about how our baby didn’t have a heartbeat. ACCEPTANCE OR SO I THOUGHT The day we found out, I was completely stoic. My first thought was, 'okay I expected this'. I was even able to ask my doctor calm, logical questions; What if I just got my ovulation dates wrong? Was this because of something I did? Do I need to have a procedure done? It was … [Read more...]
Adulting 105: On Pregnancies and Miscarriages
I was thinking of not posting about this, but I remembered why I started this blog to begin with: I said I wanted to share my perfectly imperfect life with other people, in the hopes that I can send out the message that life can suck sometimes, but it’s okay. So it only seemed apt that I share aspects of my life that I would rather forget. Over a month ago, I found out I was … [Read more...]
Adulting 103: Decorating Our First House on a Budget (Part II)
In my last blog entry, I wrote some ways I was able to decorate our house on a budget. For those who are still interested, here’s another post with more tips and anecdotes: Sometimes it’s actually cheaper to have stuff made Disclaimer: This is not a hard and fast rule. We did a lot of store hopping and canvassing (much to my husband’s dismay) before I settled on the … [Read more...]