M. DIGEST - THE DESIGN BLOG

My daughter Harper’s first birthday is coming up this month and I’m in my feelings about it. On one hand, I’m eternally grateful she made it to a year completely healthy and happy. But I’m also trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I made it to a year in this new role. […]

When you have a new baby, everyone swarms you with advice about how to care for your baby. Rarely do they ever have advice about how to take care of yourself. I haven’t been a mom for very long but I have learned a lot in this short time. April 25 marks 6 months since […]

Denial: noun, the action of declaring something to be untrue. When I lost my vision again in July 2013, I instantly knew that going to the neurologist meant a diagnosis. What’s that famous saying? Ignorance is bliss. Well, I was in complete bliss about my health from July 2012 to July 2013 but, a big […]

Shock: noun, a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience. I’m going to get a little personal with y’all in this blog post series as I share the shock of being diagnosed with MS. Before I jump in, let me tell y’all what Multiple Sclerosis is. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable disease of the […]

Start trying for a baby. See a positive pregnancy test. Excitement. Nervousness. Celebration. Unsolicited advice. All of this accurately sums up my experience of transitioning to becoming a new mom. But, there was one piece of unsolicited pregnancy advice I needed but didn’t get. The joy D and I felt when we saw the positive […]