W(h)ine to me

Motherhood {MaMa aka Mother} A person who loves unconditionally, protects and nurtures, caretaker & mender of hearts, Maker and Keeper of precious memories.      Nearly two years ago- I became a mother. I am not sure that words can accurately capture what motherhood is in just a few sentences or pages. I am one child and two years in and I could fill hundreds of pages with experiences, adventures, successes and failures. I feel like at this point, mentally and physically, I am just getting into the swing of things. Being a Mom is hard. I have had major challenges and successes and I also have hopes for my future as a mother.  So I decided to list some of the challenges, successes, and future hopes I have.       Challenges   The birth process     First, I don't think I accurately prepared myself for what exactly happens when you have a baby and for me, my son's birth story was somewhat- traumatic. I will spare the nitty grit...

    A little background about why I started to create this platform-I am a counselor and I LOVE wine! Voila, I give you W(h)ine to me! (Clever right?!) As many of you know and experience, life just starts moving and somehow you are a year down the road and haven’t done what you set out to do. In the past three years I have; married my wonderful husband, moved into three different houses, had a beautiful baby boy, adopted two dogs, started a real-estate investment venture with my husband, switched careers, traveled to seven different countries, bought my first car, and if that isn’t enough I am starting to blog.      This blog may not be your cup of tea, but I hope it can help motivate, relate, or create a community of individuals who may have similar experiences as I do. I consider myself to be a creative person buttttt I do have three half finished projects in my garage. I bounce around to whatever feels right. I have refinished furniture, made my own...