Sarah's Page

A couple of days ago, I was super anxious about the impending arrival of our new little one. Now I just feel overwhelmingly calm and peaceful. In spite of not yet having packed our bag for the hospital, in spite of not having the new carseat installed in our car, I'm chillin'. The new carseat is for our older daughter anyway, so as long as we're not planning on going anywhere (I'm certainly not planning on it until my girly bits are no longer tender) with both children, we'll work it out. But it… Continue

It's something that is so much a part of me. For 33+ years now, I've tried to please everyone around me, because if they're not happy, then I am all but incapable of being happy. I considered turning down my husband's marriage proposal, because he was planning on moving to Australia and I didn't want to disappoint my family by moving so far away. I developed some form of an eating disorder in my struggles to lose weight for military service instead of just getting out because I had to prove to t… Continue

We all do it, I'm sure. Then again, maybe it's just me. I have a blog, that I keep for my family and friends overseas. And my friends here, who don't see me very often. The thing is, I have to censor myself, because I feel like I can't be the 'real' me. I have to fit into this mold of who I 'should' be, and that means I can't post about real, honest stuff, and how I feel about said real, honest stuff. Like how sick to death I am of peeing myself everytime I sneeze. Or how I find flatulence reall… Continue