Dear Eleanor, Seven years ago today you made your appearance at 1:22 p.m. I was awake for your birth (that was not the case for your brother’s) and though by semi-emergent C-section, it was perfect. YOU were perfect I’ve thought a lot over the years about that moment, about your squishy red face, about the … Continue reading A letter to my daughter on her seventh birthday
Writing
Ever the life-long learner, for Christmas I requested a pass to Masterclass. Generously, my parents indulged my desire. My interest in the platform piqued several times with various writers and humorists, but when I witnessed David Sedaris offering a new class, I knew I had to watch it. In true Brittany fashion, I got around … Continue reading Writing
Didn’t expect that
This one is going to hurt. I haven’t opened this wound in a while. There were supposed to be three. Three little loves keeping us on our toes. Three unique, beautiful faces full of interesting ideas. Life has a funny way of working out, God knows what we needed before we did. But that doesn’t … Continue reading Didn’t expect that
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
You know what really sets my anxiety into overdrive? When bad things happen to people around me, people I care about. Currently, several friends are dealing with some of the saddest, most heartbreaking life events while my life remains intact. Of course, my heart aches, but I don’t bear the constant heaviness they do. Sorrow … Continue reading Waiting for the other shoe to drop
2019
We’ve come to the end of another decade. Ten whole years and what has changed? Pull up a chair… When I first saw a meme indicating that there were three months left in the year - left in this decade - I panicked. The meme was trying to encourage readers to take a leap of … Continue reading 2019
I’m not proud, but I am human
Staring down at my swollen foot, which is a result of my knee surgery a couple of months ago, I realized my entire leg was kind of stiff and my foot and knee ached. I hadn’t slept well the night before (nor the 7,000 nights prior) and was just kind of done with the day. … Continue reading I’m not proud, but I am human
School photos
Photos, or rather, taking them, used to serve as a creative outlet for me and I felt so “artsy” when I first started out. As you grow in skill and length of time doing it, many realize that very few photographs or techniques are truly unique or new. That doesn’t mean you should give up … Continue reading School photos
Life storms rage on
Whether I feel a life storm approaching and don inadequate rain gear while taking shelter in a hut made of noodles (because how prepared can any of us really be), or end up in the throws of the storm of the century, which uproots everything I thought I knew and hold dear… I try to … Continue reading Life storms rage on
Either way, I cry
If there was something I learned from Disney’s “Inside Out,” it’s that emotions are complicated and that sometimes, our greatest joys come after or alongside sorrow. We laugh through tears and smile through pain. One of my absolute f-a-v-o-r-i-t-e weekend activities is snuggling with Eleanor. She promises me that she’ll do it all her life, … Continue reading Either way, I cry
A tip from AA
There is a question that's popular among attendees at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): What’s hurting you right now? If you’re like me, on any given day it could be any number of things. It’s also maybe multiple things at once. I’ve wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember. I wrote kids’ … Continue reading A tip from AA
Beauty from the Brokenness 