Happy New Year. A new year deserves a new look, amiright? And if you’ve visited before 2013, you’ll notice that we are ROCKING a new logo for HFM. Designed by my fabulous teacher/designer/DJ husband, Willie Schaefer. If you’re into industrial … Continue reading
Honestly, you’re probably already deep into any holiday baking you might be tasked with– already making cupcakes for the kids’ holiday parties or a casserole for the office pot luck or cookies for a friend’s festive get-together. So what I’m … Continue reading
My husband isn’t a huge fan of red meat. So we often rely on chicken as our protein source. I try to mix it up occasionally, but the man is super picky. However, I have found that there is one type … Continue reading
You know what sucks about being educated and self-aware while TTC-ing? Knowing what a tool you’re being while going through your 28 day cycles. After doing that 15 times in a row, I know what an incredible jerk I am … Continue reading
I guess I’ll just start this post with the word that came to mind this morning upon looking at my negative pregnancy test. DAMMIT! I want so much to be a mother. And with no breakthrough bleeding this cycle, I … Continue reading
I absolutely long for a positive test tomorrow. I’m waiting until day 30 to actually take the pregnancy test. And of course I’m hopeful, as I am for every cycle. I tried very hard this cycle to envision a future … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but my skin dries out badly as soon as the central heating is turned on at my house. I wake up feeling like I’ve been sleeping in a hot sand bath. So I wanted to … Continue reading
Last night, my niece lost one of her tiny, twin boys. Her history reads like a classic drama. Married the man of her dreams. She is widowed before they even reach their first anniversary thanks to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. With … Continue reading
For the past four years, during the month of November, I have participated in NaNoWriMo. Or National Novel Writing Month if you prefer. The goal of the event is to write a 50,000 word novel in only 30 days. And it … Continue reading
Is there anything more warm and homey than a chicken pot pie? I don’t think so. And one day back in September, I really wanted that domestic feeling. But now that it’s after Thanksgiving and I have a pile of … Continue reading
Hungry For Motherhood 