This is one of my favorite photos of my grandmother and me. She passed away last year on Good Friday, a synchronicity I think she would’ve loved. She was- complicated. Strong-willed, hot-tempered,… The post News Reports from my Grandmother appeared first on The Barefoot Beat.| The Barefoot Beat
Housewife? I feel my cheeks flush. Is that really the best way to describe the unpaid hours of labor I’ve spent raising a tiny human for the last thirteen months? Does being a housewife imply I’m married to my home?| The Barefoot Beat
Fourtneen reflections on the early days of motherhood I wish I knew. Words of wisdom and advice for the expecting and new mama.| The Barefoot Beat
‘Postpartum bounceback’ is a phrase used indiscriminately, as if there was any going back. Stretch marks, hair loss, and leaky breasts aside, there is no returning to the shape of our hearts before welcoming new life through the portals of our bodies.| The Barefoot Beat
In today’s hustle culture where no sleep is glorified and there is literally no paid time off for parents, how do we determine when to push ourselves and when to rest? When to go back to bed and when to rush out the door, a little jittery from the 2nd cup of coffee that you almost never have?| The Barefoot Beat
Since the hours, days, and weeks following our discharge from the hospital and Noah’s arrival on this side of life, we've been in survival mode. Our previous daily routine pared down to the bare minimum, a merry-go-round of feed the baby, feed ourselves, change the baby, sleep (in fits and starts), feed the baby again, feed ourselves, try to sneak in a shower, sleep again, etc.| The Barefoot Beat
