The below, about the difficult process that is trying to forge new friendships as an adult, is an excerpt from Ramshackle Glam.
(Read the full book on your Kindle here.)
Making friends as a grown-up is a tough business - I personally spend approximately 90 percent of my first conversation with a new person trying to figure out exactly how much of my personality I can reveal while not freaking them out - and making friends as a new mom can be even tougher.
{ A little joy-inspiring jewelry, including the happiest bracelet in the world and a dual-birthstone ring (the one on my middle finger) for my baby and baby-to-be … }
{ … A slim fold wallet perfect for Father's Day (soon!) … }
Giving my best gaze-into-the-distance face on Francesca's porch.
Ray Ban sunglasses; fedora ℅ Hat Attack; Forever 21 vest (similar); Nordstrom Rack shorts (similar); Huarache sandals and beach bag ℅ Crocs.
My Instagram feed this weekend was filled with beach shot after beach shot, so apparently we weren't the only ones who saw an 80-degree day and immediately went looking for a patch of sand. Where we went for an early birthday celebration (my 33rd was on Monday): Francesca's family's place down by the Jersey shore for a day of stick-gathering, swinging, frozen Snickers bars, pasta salad as the sun went down…and a little JWoww, of course (because no trip to the shore is complete without her).
Just hit my third trimester today. I thought it was a couple of weeks ago, because Math Is Hard, but my weekly BabyCenter email just informed me that nope: today.
You guys. I am so tired. I had forgotten this minor aspect of the third trimester.
Like full-body, please let me sleep all day and every day for eva and eva tired. Cannot full form sentences tired (which is not an especially ideal situation for a person who theoretically must form sentences for a living).
(And not because I'm not sleeping: I totally am.)
On set…in my kitchen.
I had a conversation in the comments under this post the other day that I found really interesting, and wanted to post the comment - and my response - for those of you who might find it interesting, as well.
I find the "business of blogging" a fascinating topic, partially because it's a very new field that people are still figuring out how to negotiate, and also because it's so divisive. Which I understand…and which is also why I try to be so transparent about not just the "personal" side of my life, but the "work" side as well. Honestly, the two don't feel all that different to me - it's all part of the story that I've been trying to share here for a good five years now; how my job has evolved over time, to me, is just as much fodder for writing about as how our family has evolved, or how my relationship with Kendrick has evolved.
