Author Archives: Amy

About Amy

Full-time PR & social media professional, raising three biracial children in the adopted city that I love: Chicago. Besides my children, I'm enamored with social media, food (eating it), books and my husband's infectious laugh and artistic eye. I started this blog as a way to both embrace and come to terms with how fast it's all whizzing by... motherhood, life, my career and more.... I'm struck by how my kids grow day by day, in ways big and small. And just when I thought we had this parenting thing figured out, with our two school-aged girls and their homework and after-school activities and more, we welcomed a baby into our lives to mix things up a bit. And it all remains the same: they aren't getting any younger, and neither am I. During the day, I keep incredibly busy as a PR/ Social media manager at ConAgra Foods. However, the opinions expressed here are all my own.

Everything’s Changed, But Nothing Really

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Amy

I’m going to make this brief: we had a baby in late August, I posted about it, I thought I would have time to post more about it and all the other stuff going on in our lives like a … Continue reading →

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Today was not the perfect day, but it was one of those days when I just felt GOOD to be a mom. It started on the wrong foot, with the girls fighting over their baby brother and the general rush … Continue reading →

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It All Comes Back to You

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Amy

Just over a month ago, we welcomed another child into our lives: our little boy, J. The anesthesia has since worn off and we’re settling into a “routine” if you can call it that as it’s little more than being … Continue reading →

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On the Birth of a Son

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Amy

One week ago today, we welcomed a son into our family. Our first. For once, my mother’s intuition was right and our daughters were right too – “Sprout,” as we called this mystery child in utero, was a boy. A … Continue reading →

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‘Twas the Night Before Baby Arrives…

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Amy

I can’t sleep. In 12 hours, I’ll be welcoming our next child into the world, and though I NEED rest, I just can’t stop my train of thoughts. It’s hard to believe that, as of tomorrow, I’ll be holding this … Continue reading →

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And baby makes… five

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Amy

Full Disclosure: I wrote this more than six months ago, but never got around to posting it (see last post for a little background on that front). It makes me smile to read if now – happy I captured the … Continue reading →

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Where has the time gone?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Amy

Where has the time gone? Twenty years ago today, my littlest sister, Hilary, was born. It was a Sunday night, the eve before my freshman year at Marquette. I was 350+ miles from my home and my entire family when … Continue reading →

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My American Girl

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Amy

We took the plunge. On Christmas morning, our daughters were treated to one of the biggest surprises of their (short) lives. After months of incessant pleas and my steady stream of “no”s, they unwrapped their first American Girl dolls. And … Continue reading →

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The Golden Pen

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Amy

I’m having a not-so-golden moment, wondering why I squandered years of my life not fulfilling one of my most basic desires: writing. Here’s a completely meaningless fact about me: I won my high school’s “distinguished” Golden Pen award my senior … Continue reading →

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There She Goes

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Amy

I just had one of those moments when I got a glimpse at the world through my oldest daughter’s eyes. Literally. I just downloaded some videos off of my Flip cam and came across a few that my daughter took … Continue reading →

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