One of the biggest questions I've gotten since I announced that my first was being published is how I was able to get a book deal. It's a a far-off dream that many people have but the process is daunting to think about. I'd have been saying for nearly my entire life that I wanted to write a book "someday." So how did my book go from pipe dream to reality? How long did the book take? About 5 years. I would start it and stop, put it away for months at a time. Then I got inspired to finish writing, which you can read about here. How long from getting a book deal to getting published? My book agent took me on as a client in like May of 2017, the book deal came through in August of that year and the book was published in June of … [Read more...]

Age: Almost 13 weeks Weight: 13 pounds Sleep: Um, I hate to say this for the poor mommas out there that don't have good sleepers, but I have been handsomely blessed with an incredible sleeper. She has never gotten up more than twice a night and usually sleeps the majority of the night. Each night is a little different but last night she slept from 7:30pm-5:30am. I mean, I thought Jacob was a good sleeper and even he wasn't doing this well until he hit about 4 months. I honestly feel like I didn't even have to experience newborn sleep deprivation at all. Trust me, ya'll, that is what my BIGGEST fear was because I hate it so so so much. Whether it was answered prayers or pure luck, I'll take it. Oh -- and she was in the Rock n' Play … [Read more...]

Hello friends! We are technically ONE MONTH AWAY from the release of my first book, "Leaving Cloud 9." And now, the book even has it's own website -- check it out here! June 26th is the big day but I have some BIG goals for pre-orders of the book. If each of my social media followers and readers pre-ordered, we would blow that goal out of the water.  Do you have a book club or know of one? I'd LOVE for book clubs to choose "Leaving Cloud 9" for their July reads. It's chock full of a million issues to breakdown and discuss -- from religion to drug addiction to mental illness to the American dream. Plenty of discussion fodder for book lovers to dig into. ***There are a few perks for those pre-order (if you do anything for me, do … [Read more...]

I hate to type it, but my maternity leave is coming to an end very soon. My first pregnancy, I took only 6 weeks off before working again and this time, I took 8 weeks -- still not enough for me! I enjoy my job, but you know how it is :) Life resumes and we do what we must. Unfortunately, that means I have to think about childcare for my precious new baby girl. The thought of sending her off to daycare right away made me very sad. At 2.5, I am still a little heartbroken everyday when I drop Jacob off and that's no lie (Here's my post from his first week of daycare two years ago). Sure, it's easier than it used to be but I almost always hate it. Will I still feel this way when he's in 6th grade?! So I want to avoid quadrupling that … [Read more...]