Rattle some cages

Wake up and rattle some cages. I shared that recently during a FB live and I was hit with some questions via email and social media. “What do you mean? That’s a little aggressive…you’re going to upset people. That’s not very feminine of...

I took it all for granted.

Something exciting happened this morning: I GOT TO TAKE A SHOWER! After four weeks of taking sponge baths and washing my hair in the kitchen sink…this felt BIGGER than going on an exotic vacation. And I am not exaggerating. Wound vac is still on (cue...

My story.

I had three, fairly easy deliveries.  So in my head, I thought baby #4 would be just as easy. I was wrong.  As I have written before, the baby of the family wanted to make her entrance a little more memorable.  After hours of pushing, I met my precious Aria after a...

Forget the plan

Baby #4 was supposed to be the easy delivery.  I joked with everyone I knew that I would be able “to sneeze her out.” I know…TMI…sorry.  But my third baby weighted more than 10 pounds and was more than 22 inches long.  THAT was my difficult...

Ask.

“Amanda, what are your thoughts on kneeling and the National Anthem…are you going to blog about it?” This is the thing: no blog, social media post, quote, essay or argument will change someone else’s opinion. And honestly, that is okay. People...