THE OPTIMISTIC DUKE

LIVING A LIFE FUELED BY COFFEE AND BABY SNUGGLES

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Hurts to be Human

I hate the sadness. The soul crushing ache that creeps in and lingers, always present, always reminding me of the fragile facade I’ve built. Life is so damn hard right now. So. Hard. I knew having 3 little kids very…

The C Word

The C Word

I likely only refer to myself as a writer in my own head, but at my core, I absolutely claim it as an identity. Sometimes I write for people, but usually, I write as a release. It typically becomes a…

Catching Up

Catching Up

Earlier this week I returned from 5 days of motivation, inspiration, exhaustion, and emotion.  AKA the Rodan + Fields convention.  This was my first convention and while I had heard nothing but great things about it, I was a little…

Christmas Vibes

Today was one of those off days where nothing seemed to go exactly as I’d planned.  Duke was feeling sick with a cold so he was needing loads of extra attention and snuggles.  Theo is just starting to enter the…

Movin’ and Shakin’

Theo is officially on the move. He turned 7 months on 10/28 and has discovered the wonders of rolling his way all over the house.  He pivots around and makes his way into the weirdest nooks and crannies but it’s…

10 in 10

October has been one for the record books {or blogs} this year, so I’m breaking down 10 things that we’ve loved in this 10th month of the year! Where has 2017 gone?!Dakota Days ParadeWe kicked of the month with USDs…

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