Introduction – Here we go!

Watching countless YouTube WordPress tutorial videos and still trying to figure out the details of this blog, but I can’t keep waiting to hit publish forever, so here we are! If you’ve stopped by my “about me” page already, you know some of the basics . I’m a mom, wife, and doctor and now I’m adding “blogger” to that list. Starting here with an introduction.

This idea has been about 6 months in the making. I’ve been wanting to find some kind of outlet to share ideas and talk about what’s happening in my life. With this, I can hopefully provide some value to readers who find this little corner of the internet. I’ve always enjoyed writing and this seemed like an easy way to further explore this hobby. My kids are getting older, (almost 4 and 1) and I finally feel like I can get back to doing some things for me.

This blog is one of my little passion projects! I think the first few years of motherhood, you kind of feel like you are in the trenches. I’ve spent the last few years going through the two pregnancies, nursing, caretaking and working. I’m obviously still doing the caretaking and working but I’m also finding some time for myself now and it feels so good! I think my husband is a little dubious of this project but I’m excited to see where this goes! Check out the Mom Series if you want to see more on motherhood!

I am currently going through a pretty huge life transition. This space will allow me to talk through my feelings on that and our family’s unique experiences. We are picking up and leaving the comfort and familiarity of our hometown and home state and moving our family across the country this fall. My husband and I have spent months debating the pros and cons of this decision but ultimately have decided we are up for this big change and adventure. So, we currently live in Central Michigan, close to both of our families. We have been in our current house for just over 2 years. We actually moved up to this area and purchased our home in 2020 with the mindset that this would be our “forever home.” Oh, how things can change!

We have always talked about moving out of Michigan. When I was applying to medical school we debated moving (we stayed in Metro Detroit for that) and when I was looking into training programs we considered it again (and we ultimately just stayed in Metro Detroit). Then we added babies to the mix and it made sense to move closer to family up in Central Michigan. Now, I don’t regret any of these decisions whatsoever. I think everything in life happens for a reason, but now finally seems like the right time to take this big leap.

So, come November – consider us Dallas, TX residents! A great opportunity for me has come up and the potential opportunities for Bryan are excellent. I remember sitting on our flight home from Dallas after my job interview and I just started crying – and it wasn’t from the cheesy in-flight movie I was watching. I just knew in my heart that this was what we wanted and needed to do for our family. However, the logistics and thoughts of navigating such a big change brought me to tears.

Most of the logistics are sorted out now. We’ve sold our house, we have a new house currently under construction and we have movers set up. So, now we are sitting, trying to enjoy our last few months in Michigan and trying not to be antsy for this next chapter!

I hope you will stick around to see how this all plays out for our family. I’m excited you are here. I plan to post updates on a weekly to bi-weekly basis. I will hopefully mix in some random informative posts here and there too. Be on the look out for an email contact list so you never miss a post! Just let me figure out how to do that…

Stay tuned and welcome!