I always enjoyed dressing my little man, Finn, up like a dapper dude with a touch of swag.  The problem was, little boy clothing that wasn't just beyond cheesy or expensive... was REALLY hard to come by. So, what does that necessitate? Take a guess.... Mad Dog back at the sewing machine. I found that I could make really cute bib-dana's that coordinated outfits, but also served a purpose (heavy drooling/multiple...

I grew up in our small hometown of about 10k people now. I'm talking preschool-12th grade, I've lived here. I never thought I would be back, but life is crazy and unpredictable but here I am. So, as you can imagine, "everyone knows everyone  here." My husband is a med-malpractice defense attorney (no that is NOT how we met, I am not a former client or anything lol) so he...

After Shannon and I got married, I no longer needed to try and do the night shift thing. By this time I was working in CVICU/SICU, an intensive care unit specialized for recovering open heart patients (yes, I'm a sicko and love the challenge of critically ill patients --if you haven't noticed). This is another area I absolutely fell in LOVE with.  I learned an ENTIRELY new, deep-seeded knowledge around...

After working as a nurse for a few years I had always dreamed of going to CRNA school. I mentioned before that my life had always been geared toward my professional career and my personal life was certainly behind most of my married friends. I didn't mind this at all. Though I always struggled being considered an "older mom" but it is what it is, and I was cool with...