What is it about my donor that made me pick him? How on earth do you choose a sperm donor? The weight of this decision can feel very heavy and daunting and overwhelming and and and…. But just know, if you take the time and feel great about the choiceContinue Reading
Matanuska gacier A few months ago I decided to follow my biggest and scariest dream yet; I decided to follow my dream of being a mother, in my case a single mother. When I first decided to go for it, I said to myself that I need time to processContinue Reading
Happy New Year! The SMC blog is on vacation, and will return next week. Thanks to all of our SMC members who contributed their posts to this blog, and to our readers for your interest and comments. We’ll see you next week! Thinking about single motherhood? Already aContinue Reading
Ideas for a Christmas scavenger hunt with free printable. There are so many variations on the Christmas scavenger hunt your kids’ faces will light up when you suggest it. This post may contain affiliate links, if you buy a suggested product I will earn a small commission. We areContinue Reading
Like you 2020 was not what I expected it to be. My word of the year for 2020 was adventure. I expected to do a lot of traveling in 2020. Well I went to South Dakota once to see my family and I did that with no small amount ofContinue Reading
My little one is now 4 months old and the light of my life. He has been such an easy baby. Other than when he was born, I didn’t hear him cry until he was about 5 weeks old (because he was hungry in his car seat. Easy fix.) HeContinue Reading
Two weeks and 2 days until my official due date! I can’t believe it. In many ways it’s gone so slowly… counting the weeks one by one. But in many ways, it’s gone so fast — a year ago I hadn’t even started trying to get pregnant yet! My life has turnedContinue Reading
I wanted to share my reasons for deciding not to become a single mother by choice, and give a voice to the women who have seriously considered it, and decided to not move forward with their SMC journey. I’ve been a member of SMC for a year now, and thisContinue Reading
This feels weird. I don’t know you yet, I’m not even pregnant, but I want to meet you so badly. In early September of 2019, a thought that I’d been having for years came bubbling right up and refused to be ignored any longer. That thought was whether to haveContinue Reading
When the kids were growing up I always had a family gift from Santa under the tree. It was usually a new game. We open gifts on Christmas Eve and play the new game. This post may contain affiliate links, if you buy a suggested product I will earn aContinue Reading