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fed is best: why I’m glad that I gave up on breastfeeding

For those of you just joining the blog, let me catch you up. My husband and I just had our first biological child about 8 weeks ago. Our son was conceived via IVF due to a very rare genetic condition. Our IVF cycle only produced 2 embryos, one is which was deemed non-viable and isContinue reading “fed is best: why I’m glad that I gave up on breastfeeding”

You’re on your own, kid. Sorta.

This last year has been defined by two themes: isolation and community. How the heck those two themes go together? I don’t know, but let me try to explain. I learned in the hardest way imaginable this year that I have been a burden to my friends. I don’t say that lightly to to illicitContinue reading “You’re on your own, kid. Sorta.”

Normalizing Talking About Our Salaries and Compensation Packages

Ok everyone, get comfortable. Today we are talking about money. As women, we are conditioned to believe that talking about money is rude and even vulgar. Respectfully, that is ridiculous. The greatest financial mistake I made in my life was not asking my mentors and my peers what my salary expectations should be out ofContinue reading “Normalizing Talking About Our Salaries and Compensation Packages”

My Journey to Minimalism

Don’t you just love that rush of knowing with absolute certainty that you got a good deal on something? I love that feeling! When Jeff and I first started out, we lived in a 732 sq. ft. apartment in South Miami. The place was a dump, but the location and rent couldn’t be beat soContinue reading “My Journey to Minimalism”