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Single Parents Day 2023
Today is National Single Parents Day. I’ve been a single parent now almost half of my age. Still, it was never my intent. In 2003, 5 years after my transplant, I was unexpectedly pregnant. I was surprised, we all were. As my 3-year relationship crumbled, I asked my doctor at Duke Medical…
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Intuition, Denim, and 2023
Happy 2023 dear friends. I haven’t written on my blog in over a year. But that’s ok. I haven’t done a lot of things on my list,…
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2021 Toddler Christmas List
Is it more fun for a toddler to learn about Christmas, or a parent watching a child as they learn about Christmas? For me I think I…
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Why a Staycation is the best ‘cation!
The past year and a half put a cap on many big travel ideas. How many people planned a Disney trip, or was it just my family?…
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Spring Shoe Must Have’s
“Mama needs some new shoes!” Who else missed out on saying this in 2020? I hardly needed anything on my feet last year because chile where was…
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Notes On Raising a Daughter
I’ve been raising a daughter for the past 17 years, in what seems like a simultaneous time of me raising myself. When I found out I was…
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Living Out Loud: Kidney Transplant Warriors
You may know my story, Yana B. but meet my friend Liz! We are Kidney Transplant Warriors with different stories but the same determination to live life…