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Why Do I Smell So Good?
Seriously. Why, though?
Hello, friends! Another phone post as I rock baby to sleep after a very rough day. As the days go by with a newborn, one has to remember that it takes time to figure out what baby likes and what calms them down.
Joseph likes to be held. This is the only way bub will fall asleep. It doesn’t take long. Unless, of course, it’s me.
If anyone else rocks this sweet babe to…
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I'm A Historian
I’m A Historian
Hey ya’ll!
I have finally finished the last of my schooling. Not all my grades are posted, but I know enough to know this was my worst semester. Luckily, it was my last and I still passed!
Do I really get to call myself a historian with just a bachelor’s? Or do you have to have a master’s to have any sort of title like that? I like to think I’m a historian.
I think pregnancy affected my grades…
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Grammar For Upper-Level College Students
Grammar For Upper-Level College Students
The title may make this sound like I’m going to give tips about grammar for upper-level students, but I don’t think I have a place there. I forget commas, I produce awkward sentences, sometimes I forget words, or forget to erase them, and I am bad at keeping my tenses. Overall, I consider myself to be a pretty good writer, especially when forming formal writings. I like to make things clear and…
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Planner Life
I promise this isn’t a promotion for my Etsy shop! I just wanted to tell you guys about a hobby I love, the main inspiration for the shop.
I love planners. I love filling in what I need to do for the day, organizing it, and looking at my week. I never actually use the planner everyday. I’m gonna be honest, I remember everything I need to do after I write it all down. BUT! Let’s talk…
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We Did It!
I know I was going to give my big news to my readers as soon as I knew, but I got kind of scared of jinxing anything. But! I’m now in my second trimester and very very confident!! I can feel baby fluttering around and it makes things feel so much more secure.
Oh, I had a terrible first trimester. I was sick as a dog pretty much the whole time. It’s honestly hard to believe that I was feeling…
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14dpo: Not Ok
I’m now 3 days late. my blood test said my HCG was 2. So that’s a super negative. What gives?? Where’s my period??
I read about “Cryptic Pregnancies” and wondered. I hate jumping to new ideas. I spiral and overthink. Something is off. I hate it. I deleted all the information places. No more Facebook groups. No more tracking via an app. I’m just going to simply put in my calendar when Mother…
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13dpo: No Period
I’m about two days late now. I went to the OBGYN and had a terrible experience. I was so mad by the time I left that I cried. I don’t really want to get into it, but I’ll give you the basic gist:
She acted like I knew nothing about my own body or the female reproductive system. Also, she forgot that I was even a patient of hers. I’m pretty sure she never even looked at my chart.
Ok, the pee…
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12dpo
Hello. Guess what! I finally downloaded the WordPress app the my phone again. This mean mobile uploads can happen again! (This one is on the web though). After I switched back to iPhone, I just never downloaded it. It’s been over a year. That’s probably why I’ve been more inactive. I got bummed and stopped writing and didn’t wanna see that app anymore?
Anyways, I am 12dpo. My luteal phase is…
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It's a Journey
It’s a Journey
I don’t think one can ever be ready for a baby. Even with baby fever. It’s just one of those things you have to experience to know.
Daniel and I will be at different stages. He will be starting new, while I’ll be starting again. I know he’ll be wonderful through it all. I want to see the joy in his eyes when he feels the first kick. How will he rub my belly? How will he change?
Then there’s me.…
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September
September is here! Break out the sweaters!
Ok…maybe don’t break out the sweaters just yet, give summer a chance to cool down.
Here in Louisiana, we get horrid humid heat. You know…an actual sauna. It sucks, especially with masks. At least my face hasn’t broken out as much due to me figuring out my skin (finally after 20 something years) and that very humidity. Can’t say the same for my hair…
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This Year Should Fly By
This Year Should Fly By
I cannot believe this. I am almost finished with school. While I didn’t end up as the meteorologist I set out to be, I am quite happy with where my college journey has taken me. I remember weeks of being stressed up over math and chemistry, and now those are things of the past. I am a History major now. I’m doing that thing everyone told me I would be good at: English and writing papers.
Taking…
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March
March is my favorite month! Maybe I’m biased because it’s my birthday month, but I can argue there are other reasons too. Like the wind! Gosh, doesn’t the wind just feel so wonderful when it isn’t ice cold? It engulfs me in some weird magical feeling. And the blooms. You start to see blooms. At least here in Louisiana. Flowers are already starting to bloom in my backyard and I see bees collecting…
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Ice and Pipes
Ok, readers.
So ya’ll know how there was that dang arctic freeze in Texas? Well, it affected Louisiana too. I guess Louisiana could be considered part of Texas these days (excluding NOLA and Baton Rouge).
The first day the temps dropped was just….normal. We get cold temps here. Maybe not as cold has ye ol’ Northern states, but seeing 30 degrees in January and February is not unheard of. But the…
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Wedding Dresses and Disordered Eating
Wedding Dresses and Disordered Eating
Hello, readers.
This subject will be very personal to me, but I need to get it out there because it is heavily weighing on me. I’m not sure if I mentioned how I was diagnosed with an eating disorder by my therapist. Orthorexia, she said. Orthorexia is not a commonly known eating disorder, but it is just as bad as any. I get so caught up in what is healthy and unhealthy to point that I will…
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Hygge
I have always been a big big fan of the Hygge lifestyle. I try to mix it in with a little minimalism.
I used to be a huge advocate of the minimalistic lifestyle in my younger twenties. But I could never QUITE feel comfortable with going all out. And believe it or not, I figured out why….ANXIETY!
I get so anxious in a plain large open space. As if I’m in a void of no escape. The proper word is…
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We're Engaged!
We’re Engaged!
Hey guys! Back in October, Daniel asked me to marry him! I said yes, of course! We’re tying the knot in May this year. I’m super excited to finally be his Mrs.
I’ll have to write a post about all my wedding planning stuff after we’re married. I feel like a lot of people do that, but perhaps I can add a few more ideas. Like cheaper alternatives and such. The cheapest way to go is Justice of the…
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What a cold week
Hola!
Currently, I am watching some movie about the whaley house. I believe it’s called “The Haunting of Whaley House.” I find it to be terribly cheesy, yet here I am, still watching it. I can’t tell if it’s supposed to be a paranormal comedy or serious. I think it’s trying to be a parody of most ghost movies. The jokes are bad, but they still make me chuckle, because they’re so bad. Purposefully bad? I’m serious...I really hope it is truly a comedy horror.
Anyways, winter finally hit in Louisiana. I mean, it hit once already, but it hit for a full week this time. We don't typically get snow, but we got it quite a bit this year. We don't know how to function in snow and ice, so everything shut down. I guess that's why I'm blogging. I've reached my peek of being at home doing nothing and my creativity is blossoming like a rose. Particularly like the rose Daniel got me for Valentines. Puh...he said we were skipping valentines this year and he got my flowers anyways.
OOHH the wedding deets.
I'm engaged! So, I've been doing lots and lots of wedding planning. We're getting married in May, so yeah....I've been running around all stressed (with school and mothering as well). I want to share all the cute things I got the bridesmaids! And the wedding stuffs. We still need a lot of floral things and the centerpieces. I need to get my dress altered (I'm too short) but I have to get my shoes in first, they're on there way from the other side of the world. Greece I think. They're nothing too fancy, I can wear them once the wedding is over too.
I decided to not get a wedding band. I really like the simplicity of one ring and the engagement one is so pretty. Our colors are black, white, and hunter green with natural wood. Our food will be dirty rice, boudin, crab cakes, broccoli and cheese casserole, lasagna balls, cheesy jalapeno dip, and....I think that's it. And the reception will be at Park Manor Plantation Home. Very southern...It's sad, but I just realized it's very southern. Hmm....I like it. I'm so ready for it. I'm ready to be married to Daniel and celebrate! I'm also ready for it to be over so I can stop thinking about it so much!
Oh my anxiety has gotten mucho better! They upped me to 40mg and I have felt so calm and collective lately. Like...I'm not a horrible mess. I was able to talk to someone I don't know by myself without sweating or feeling like they hate me. I've always wondered how that feels, and I can do it now. I still have anxiety, especially with food, but I everything feels so much better. I think being in History instead of Atmospheric Science has really helped me out too.
Daniel was sick last week. I keep telling him it was just a sinus infection but his mom freaked out and was all like "YOU HAVE COVID" and he started to believe it. Every since Isla had pink eye everyone keeps thinking this means she had covid and gave it to Daniel. I took her to the doctor....she didn't have covid. We literally were quarantined for 2 weeks and then she got pink eye after visiting her cousin who had pink eye (Nathan is really dumb sometimes).
*PAUSE*
The movie has ended and it's time to find another one.
Ok, I put on Hellier. I've seen it but it makes for good background noise.
*UNPAUSE*
So Daniel began thinking he must have the flu or covid. So he finally decided to go to the doctor. You know those memes and jokes about men thinking they are dying when all they are barely sick? Daniel is pro at that. I'm gonna add a picture to this post now. Anyways, Daniel was negative for flu and covid. WHOA. Who would have guessed! He was literally just coughing up phlegm and because of his hacking his throat go sore. But WhAT Do I kNow. He's adorable, but sometimes I wish he would listen to me like he likes me listening to him. If the tables were turned he would be shoving nose spray up my nose for me. He feels better now and he accepts that I was probably right but it's good to be cautious....BUT WE NEVER WENT OUT and nobody we know has covid so how would he mysteriously get it?! My argument was invalid.
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