by Amy | Dec 20, 2012 | My Family
One year ago, I launched Carriage Before Marriage. Thank you so much for reading it! Stick with me and in 2013 you will find out if I get pregnant, watch the least knowledgeable bride in the world plan her wedding, and learn whether Viv’s two’s are terrible or just...
by Amy | Dec 17, 2012 | Babymaking, Infertility, My Family
Fertility world is ruled by acronyms. TTC = Trying to Conceive. AF = Aunt Flo. BFP = Big Fat Positive (as in pregnancy test). And of course, IVF = It’s Very Frustrating. There are hormone pills and headaches, injections and bruising, mood swings and tears, constant...
by Amy | Dec 11, 2012 | My Family, Shopping
My longest relationship just ended. It’s the one I had with my car. We first hooked up in 1998 when I was planning a move from New York to Los Angeles and my father generously handed down his 1992 Volvo 240. There was only one problem: I didn’t know how to drive. A...
by Amy | Dec 5, 2012 | My Family, Parenthood
Viv turns two next month, and I’m already panicked by the thought that she will not always live under my roof. To help calm my fears, I’ve drafted a letter full of sound parental wisdom that I plan to give my daughter when it’s time for her to leave the nest. Dear...
by Amy | Dec 2, 2012 | Couplehood, My Family
A brilliant blogger I follow, Glennon Melton of Momastery, recently announced she was separating from her (super hot) husband. This was unnerving. Lately, it seems like the big lady bloggers’ marriages have been crumbling like cookies (see: Mighty Girl and...
by Amy | Nov 28, 2012 | Couplehood, My Family, Parenthood
This Thanksgiving, we got out of town, driving down to Laguna Beach with Grandma and my brother and sister-in-law–Viv’s adored Uncle Jordan and Aunt Lana. Look at them, all relaxed and well-rested, wearing designer sunglasses without fear. Yeah, they...
