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The Thing About Sleep… or Lack Thereof

by Alex Turner | Jul 10, 2019 | Musing

The much needed and very literal wake up call from my baby and toddler. When I was pregnant, I talked to a friend of mine who had a 6 month old baby. My friend had gone back to work early, she looked GREAT every time I saw her and her baby had been sleeping through...

Ditching the Mom Guilt

by Alex Turner | Mar 5, 2019 | Musing

picture of a mom and a baby with the text “what is best isn’t always what works best”

All I want for Christmas…

by Alex Turner | Nov 20, 2018 | Musing

…is a full night’s sleep?! Oh man, with cold/flu season upon us and two kids rotating in sickness over the last six weeks… I could use a full night’s sleep. But apparently that’s not in Santa’s sack? Damn. Anyway I was struggling to...

Negative Pregnancy Talk that Changed my Pregnancy: Or how I became a badass big bellied rockstar of a pregnant woman

by Alex Turner | Apr 25, 2017 | Musing

“How much weight have you gained?” “Pardon? Did you just ask me how much weight I’ve gained? Screw you.” Then I gave him the middle finger and walked away. That was word for word a conversation I had with a male acquaintance at work when I was pregnant. I had never...