Author Archives: Amanda

My Perfect Fit

  By Amanda | April 10, 2013 - 8:14 am |
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Oh, he’s probably going to kill me for writing this, because that’s just the kind of guy he is. Never seeking attention.  A little bit quiet.  Happy behind the scenes. He’s the rock in my life.  My slow and steady.  I’m up and down and all around and he’s always right there ready to pull me out of the depths, catch me when I fall and keep me grounded. It’s funny how opposite we are in many ways but I think he was made for me.  He’s my counterbalance.  My warm place to rest after the World is a little … Read more →

Fuck Cancer

  By Amanda | April 6, 2013 - 11:12 pm | , ,
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Say it with me.  FUCK CANCER! Yesterday morning I got an email from a fellow Susan G. Komen 3-day walker passing on the sad news that a fellow warrior in pink, Bridget Spence, lost her battle. She was 29.  TWENTY NINE.  Fuck Cancer. A woman on my Clickin Mom’s board posted that she was just diagnosed with breast cancer and is going in for a double mastectomy. She’s 30.  And has a two year old.  Fuck Cancer. A sorority sister posted on Facebook this morning that her principal lost her battle to cancer. She had young kids.  Fuck Cancer. I … Read more →

Growing Pains

  By Amanda | April 5, 2013 - 2:54 pm | , ,
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Today I kept Sam home with me so we could work on potty training.  I have loved having some special time to just focus on him.  He’s such a bright, funny and sweet little boy. He’s been having nightmares lately which are making bed time really hard.  He’s scared to go to sleep but he doesn’t know how to tell us what’s wrong.  He just gets upset and stalls.  I can’t help but feel like he may have inherited a little bit of anxiety from me.  I’ve been known to not sleep for a couple of days after a particularly … Read more →

Marbles

  By Amanda | April 4, 2013 - 5:07 pm | ,
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I am currently reading Daring Greatly by Brene Brown AND Carry on Warrior by Glennon Melton and I’m all “whoa ladies – GET OUT OF MY HEAD!”  Brene is a researcher who has built a body of work on shame and vulnerability and whose Ted Talks went viral.  Her message is to truly live a wholehearted life you have to learn to embrace your vulnerability and stop hiding it.  Glennon’s a popular blogger who uses her gift of words to encourage moms (women, people) to embrace their imperfections and live “unarmed.”  The common thread through both theses women’s writings is connection.  Both have made me turn a mirror on myself … Read more →