It’s that time of year again where I obsess about what type of planner to get for the following year. I have been devoted to planning and planners ever since college. And digital versions just don’t do it for me. Yes, I’m devoted to typing up my daily to-do list on Evernote every morning, but there’s something about a hardcopy planner that just really gets me going. Scheduling has become somewhat of a ritual for me. After I brush my teeth, feed my dog, and make my coffee, I i

It was a year ago that I woke up on election day, energized and excited about the future that lay before me. I was 12 weeks pregnant with my first child, a child I had a sinking suspicion was a girl, and we were about to elect our first female President. I left for work that day (stopping to pick up Munchkins from Dunkin Donuts because I felt it was only fair to share my good mood with my co-workers) and said to my husband, “Wouldn’t it be so cool if we found out we were havi

Now that I’m fully in nesting mode, domesticity has become priority uno in my house. Specifically when it comes to cleanliness. For example, before I had a child growing inside me dirty dishes would annoy me, but it was relatively okay. Now, every dirty dish I see is a painstaking reminder that my child’s bottles and main source of food will be sitting in the leftover sludge and THAT IS NOT OKAY. However, since my husband currently does not have a baby growing inside him, he