Leah E
I’m Worn Out :: Thoughts From a Tired Mama
"How was your day?"
This is the first thing my husband asks as me as he walks in the door. It’s almost 8:00 p.m.
My answer is the same as it is most days. "I’m worn...
Thyroid Health Awareness Month :: Answers From an Endocrinology Surgeon
January is officially Thyroid Health Awareness Month, and as someone who recently had a thyroidectomy, I wanted to share some information from Dr. Brenessa Lindeman at UAB/Kirklin Clinic, who performed my surgery in September...
An Incidental Finding :: My Thyroid Journey
Normally, I’m the type of person who likes surprises. But after being seen in the emergency room after our car accident on June 13th, the CT scan taken to see if I had any...
2021 Fall Consignment Sales
For many people, fall is their favorite season. It's mine too, but not just for pumpkins and football. It's also consignment sale season.
When I did the math, I realized this will be my 13th...
What’s Your Type? {An Explanation of the Enneagram}
You may be a little late to the party if you haven’t yet heard of the Enneagram. It’s been around for years, but I only got on board about three summers ago. Some friends...
The Week I Didn’t Cook
After I’ve worked at home ALL day in my role as an editor/journalist for a local news publication, spent over an hour doing carpool picking up my kids from school, come home and worked...
The Evolution of My Marriage
My husband and I are approaching our 17th wedding anniversary. I really am not great at math, but to me, that sounds like a really long time. We got married way back in 2004....
10 Tips for Making a Quick Move
My husband and I bought our first house 10 months after we got married. Newlyweds, the 3 bedroom/2.5 bathroom was a sprawling space for the two of us. Our starter home, we weren’t sure...
A Walk to Remember {Breast Cancer Awareness Month}
I just couldn’t let the month of October go by without doing a breast cancer post. One of my first posts for Birmingham Mom Collective was about losing my sister to the disease, and...
My 10 Quarantine Favorites {Shows and Books}
Since working from home since March, I’ve been able to spend more time than normal watching, reading, and listening. Most of it is at night after the kids go to bed, but that’s my...