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A Fork In The Road

March 21, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

One of the things that happens when you have surgery and have to take it easy for a few weeks is that you find yourself with much more time to think. Think about the direction you want your life to take. Think about what’s important to you. With the slowing down and the inability to […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: fork in the road, hysterectomy, surgery

Every Mom Needs a Meal Train

March 7, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

The first time I received a meal train was a few years ago when my husband had major surgery. Some friends set it up for me so I’d l have one less thing on my plate while he was out of commission. It was one of the best gifts I was ever given. And right […]

Filed Under: Moneysavers, Timesavers Tagged With: birthday presents for moms, chicken parm, chili, how to help a mom after surgery, lasagna, meal train, surgery, the best birthday presents for moms, turkey chili

Surgery Update!

March 6, 2018 by not your average mom 5 Comments

Eight days ago I had a few procedures done — a hysterectomy, a sacrocolpopexy with permanent mesh material, a midurethral sling with permanent mesh material, bilateral salpingectomy, posterior repairs, and other repairs to “bulges” in my, as Number 6 says, privates. Basically my bladder, my uterus and my rectum had prolapsed and crushed my vaginal […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: hysterectomy, meal train, recovery, recuperation from surgery, slowing down, surgery, urogynecologist

Freaking Out A Little. Okay. A LOT.

February 26, 2018 by not your average mom 6 Comments

All the laundry is washed, folded and put away. Dishes are done and the kitchen is spotless. Lunches are made. I snuck a little note inside each lunchbox so the kids will have a surprise. The kitchen is stocked enough so the kids can pack decent lunches through the week. Outfits for the next five […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: doctor, hysterectomy, surgery, Yale

Mom Friends

February 23, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

My surgery is in four days. I am told, depending on who I talk to, that I will be out of commission anywhere from one to six weeks. That’s quite a window. I hope I’ll be one of those super speedy recoverers. Five or ten years ago, I would have expected myself to get through […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Parenting, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: friends, mom friends, surgery

I Love My Kids With The Intensity Of A Thousand Suns. But They Seriously F*cked Up My Body.

January 13, 2018 by not your average mom 7 Comments

Have you been waiting and waiting and wondering when you would come across a blog post containing way too much information? WELL TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Because I’ve got one for you. (If the word vagina bothers you, you may want to stop reading right now). When you are a young female in your […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: bladder prolapse, cystocele, gynecologist, hysterectomy, pelvic organ prolapse, sacrocolpopexy, surgery, urogynecologist, uterine prolapse, uterus

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