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”
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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”
29 Things I have learned in 29 years
Every year, Karlie Kloss releases a YouTube video where she recaps things that she has learned on her birthday. I LOVE these lists, so I thought that I would take a stab at it. Here are 29 things that I have learned in 29 years: If you are going to bet on something, bet onContinue reading “29 Things I have learned in 29 years”
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