hollylamb1012Jun 13, 20233 min readSummertime sans kidsIt's hard to believe that we are almost halfway through the year already and in my favorite month of the summer. June: my birth month,...
hollylamb1012Feb 5, 20233 min readGoing publicA few weeks ago I received a message on Instagram from someone I didn't know asking about my decision to be childfree. Now this woman was...
hollylamb1012Dec 18, 20225 min readUntraditionalSitting here writing this, it is hard to believe that Christmas is only 7 days away! It really is true that the older you get, it seems...
hollylamb1012Nov 6, 20225 min readWhat now?You know when you are a kid and it's Christmas day and you have just finished opening all of your presents and as they are sitting around...
hollylamb1012Oct 6, 20225 min read2 weeks laterMy procedure was two weeks ago already, which is crazy to think! So I just wanted to provide a brief update for anyone interested in how...
hollylamb1012Sep 23, 202211 min readThe Next ChapterI can't tell you how hard of a time I had coming up with a title for this post! I had so many ideas in my head and actually made a list...
hollylamb1012Aug 7, 20223 min readIs anywhere safe?Look, I hate to even bring this topic up because it is pretty damn sad that this is a common occurrence, but this is the world we live...
hollylamb1012Jun 28, 20225 min readDidn't see that comingWhen I was thinking what my next post would be about, this topic was not the original plan. However, in light of recent news and...
hollylamb1012May 29, 20223 min readThe dreaded C wordThere may be a few "C" words that came to mind when you read the title. But only one became part of our vocabulary in 2020 and truly...
hollylamb1012Apr 28, 20224 min readI'm busy tooHave you ever worked somewhere that allowed smoke breaks during a shift? I have. It was a summer job I had during college and I will...
hollylamb1012Apr 10, 20226 min readChildfree in Chi-townWhen you have flight credit that is about to expire what do you do? You obviously plan a trip because there is no way in hell you are...
hollylamb1012Mar 27, 20226 min readSitting there picking grassBoth houses that we have owned have literally been right next to an elementary school or park. That of course comes with some perks like...
hollylamb1012Mar 15, 20226 min readA stork would be much easier...When people find out that I no longer do bedside nursing the first question they often ask is, "Do you miss it?" to which I reply with...
hollylamb1012Mar 6, 20224 min read"free" vs. "less"- is there a difference?When it comes to not having children, there is a big difference between being #childfree and childless. If you aren't familiar with this,...
hollylamb1012Feb 25, 20225 min readFirst comes love, then comes marriage, then comes... wait, what about that last part?We all know that one, right? I remember the sing-song teasing on the playground when anyone found out that so and so had a boyfriend or...
hollylamb1012Feb 19, 20223 min readWell you have a dog, right?This is normally the follow-up question after someone asks myself or my husband if we have kids and we give them our answer, "no." When...