A Week of Doctors

I never enjoyed going to the doctor. This past year I feel like it's almost a place I go to on the regular. Isla has a stye on her right eye that came up on New Years (Happy New Year, Isla!). After visiting a walk-in clinic that I wasn't very impressed with, we did drops …

Toggling a New Parental Struggle: my ex got a girlfriend.

Nathan and I civilly decided on every other weekend being his weekend with Isla. He can see her whenever he wants and even keep her on week nights when he isn't working (while I'm in school, we normally go along with the latter). Recently, things have changed. It's been a lot of stress for me. …

Single College Mom

Before Nathan left me I was a part-time assistant librarian, but mostly a mom. I was content. I only had to leave Isla for about 4 hours a day. I couldn't imagine what I would do if I had to be away from her any longer. Right after Isla turned one, I would have to …