I secretly hoped for an “oops” baby. As soon as we got married, I was deep in the throes of baby fever. It definitely wasn’t the right time: we were both in college, hardly had a dollar to our name, and yet I just could not shake the desire to start our family. Hubby, too, …
Welcome to my very first BUMPDATE! I have been meaning to take pictures since I was four weeks along, but I just have never gotten around to it! Posting bump dates on Dandelion Pie every Tuesday will keep me accountable, and help track this pregnancy before it is over in a blink of an eye! …
I sipped a cup of coffee, and looked up as the bell on the door jangled. Nope, didn’t know that person either. I grew up in a small town. We barely boasted 2,000 people on a good day. Our brick-paved main street was quiet, and calm-except for the yearly city-wide garage sale which swelled the …
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Looking back, I laugh at my naïve self as she boldly walked into her first trimester. Poor sap, she had no idea. Two of my New Year’s Resolutions were: don’t eat out as much, and exercise every day. What ended up happening was that we ate out more in January than we ever have in our entire …
…drum roll please…we’ve got a BIG secret, and today is the perfect day to spill! I am pregnant! We are due in the end of August! It has been a bit quiet on Dandelion Pie, and the only excuse I can give you is that my mind is so wrapped up in all things baby that I …
I kicked off the new year not with late night parties, sparkly dresses, and yummy foods, but curled up asleep in bed with a box of Kleenexes, a humidifier humming away, and a troublesome cold. A virus was not in my plan for January 1st. I had carefully outlined a new morning routine, set out many …
Something strange has happened in the Lotulelei household the past few months: I have consistently kept our apartment tidy. Whoa. For most of our first year of marriage, both of our schedules were off the charts busy. We generally cleaned up on the weekends, so when someone dropped by unexpectedly my blood would run cold. We …
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When I graduated college a year ago, I decided that the time had come to eat more whole foods, toss out our chemical cleaners, and do everything in my power to build a home on natural items, nutrition-rich foods, and high-quality products. I took a swan dive into the world of crunchy living. I read …
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For months I have looked forward to Disney’s newest film, Moana. I wrote it boldly on my calendar, counted down the weeks, and pulled my sweet husband to our local theater on the day it opened half an hour early (unheard of for our small town), because I was sure it would be packed with fellow …
