Welcome to by CHIPPY. I'm thrilled to welcome you into my world & share the countless trial and errors I encounter in life as a woman, a wife, a mommy and someone dealing with secondary infertility. My desire is to highlight the JOY in my everyday life; remembering to be thankful even when it's hard to find words of thanksgiving.
About Me
In all honesty, I've had a hard time becoming a BIG KID ADULT. We live in a society that praises women who do it all, and do it all well. There's pressure to have a perfectly clean house and make a gourmet dinner every night. Extra kudos is given to the mom who has 2.5 kids, dresses hip (extra round of applause if she has her own chic style), and keeps her legs shaved - all while having regular, steamy hot sex with her husband.
My reality is....There are transformers under my couch, in the hallway, and in my purse. My guilty pleasure is french fries, which I eat more often than I should admit. I wear workout clothes on the daily and subscribe to a food delivery service. I'm forced to deal with unexplained secondary infertility, which many people don't understand. I don't fit in with the women who easily fall pregnant (you know, those women who grow an embryo by looking at their spouse). On the contrary, I find it difficult to connect with women who struggle to get pregnant because they envy that I have a child and dilute my suffering of trying to expand my family.
I'm a mixed bag - laughing one moment, crying the next. My life is a rollercoaster, riding the fine line of being in flow one day, chaos the next. I've created this blog to share the JOY that comes from being vulnerable about the good, the bad, and the ugly. I hope you resonate with my stories, or at minimum, acknowledge the JOYS in your own life.