Everyone warned me this would happen. After the usual pleasantries were exchanged, they would make a comment about how I had my hands full. And then followed by, "Just wait until they are crawling!" Twins that are potatoes are one thing. You place them where you want them, and then they stay there. They may not be happy about it, or they[...]
As equestrians, we have a serious style advantage. Everyone just loves our look. It's inspired countless fashion campaigns and looks. It's a classic, never go out of style look. Seriously, look back 40 years ago and people were wearing the exact same look. Don't take this to the extreme though, eventually fashion does change. Oh[...]
Being at home with the kids has its ups and down, but mostly I enjoy being with the kids. I wanted to be the one who raised them, I didn't want someone else taking care of them, seeing their firsts, or teaching them the things I wanted to teach them. It is not without sacrifice, though. I quit my job to stay at home, causing us to lose m[...]
Photo by Laura Chouette on Unsplash I stopped wearing makeup during the pandemic, like many others. There didn't seem to be much point in wearing makeup when I'm not leaving the house. But even after life returned to normal, I didn't wear it. I had grown used to just my normal face. I used to be the kind of woman who wore makeup[...]
I've always struggled with my weight a bit. Sometimes it was under control, other times it just seemed impossible to stop gaining weight. I gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant with the twins. I felt sick a lot, and there were only so many things that seemed appetizing. Unfortunately a lot of those things were high carb foods and I[...]
It's been a while now since I gave birth. Ages, even. Centuries. I am now 100 years old. Just kidding, it's been about 9 months. They have now been out of me the same amount of time they were in me. It feels like forever though. Twins get a lot of attention, way more than just my previous one baby. I get stopped by anyone who[...]
When I was in my 20's, I didn't want kids. I liked kids, for the most part, but I knew they take up a lot of time. I didn't want to spend time doing what kids wanted to do, I wanted to spend time doing what I wanted to do. I wanted to ride horses, have fun, explore, sleep in, or stay up all night. I knew kids took a lot of time, and peop[...]
When I buy my horses, I buy with the intention that I will own them forever. Some people might think of them more as an investment to sell later, or even as a kind of sports equipment, although adorable and sweet sports equipment, but to me, they are pets. Pets that I go on adventures with. Pets that I spend hours with, bond with, and wh[...]
Before children, I took for granted being able to get my hair cut. Now, wow, what a luxury. I actually hate getting my hair done, it takes too long and I nearly always don't like the results, but it is necessary. My hair starts to look pretty ratty and gross if I go longer than a year without a haircut. Yes, I do usually wait that long b[...]
Once again, time moves so fast, I can't even believe it. I felt like I had just written that post about Stu, but turns out, it's been nearly a month. How is that even possible? So what's been happening in the last month... well, nearly nothing horse related. I think if I stuck to only talking about horses on this blog, I wouldn't have ve[...]