Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
All the Fall Things
Fall hasn't been so fun for me in YEARS. There are so many activities that are kid-oriented and normal adults don't always fit in. I mean, walk into an apple orchard or a pumpkin patch and it's jam packed with screaming children, strollers and mamas carrying little...
The Ultimate Mom Shopping Hour Has Arrived
*This post is sponsored by Costco and Premier Protein Anyone else obsessed with Costco? There's just something about being able to buy all your toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex and more for the year at one time that gets my engine going. But it's not just the bulk...
Meal Delivery: A Full Year of Hello Fresh
Hi friends! I've been subscribed to Hello Fresh for over a year now and I thought it was high time to give you guys a little peak into why I love this service so much. This post is not sponsored and I get no discounts to HF but I always love to share things that I...
Post-Partum Running: Expectations and Reality
Post-partum running: Running during pregnancy looks different for everyone. For me, it was close to non-existent. I had visions of being that uber-pregnant lady still pounding the pavement but it wasn't quite the dream I had in mind. From day 1, I had it rough. In the...
Jacob Michael: 11 Months Old
*All other pregnancy and baby updates here. The last month flew by because I had so much going on! I was out of town twice, I believe, and then had about a million activities (my favorite way to do life!) so it's hard to believe we are already at 11 months when 10...
When My Post on Facebook Frustration Went Crazy on Medium
Earlier this week, I wrote a post on Medium expressing my frustration with Facebook. You can see my original piece here. It went kind of crazy on Medium, in the Top 20 on the site this week and lots of feedback agreeing with analysis that Facebook does bad business...