From heavy blankets to oatly oat milk, from severance to kids’ mispronunciations, from unplanned dilly-dallying to having a lot of friends… I tried to rank 35 things that matter to me last year.

Third babies do not mess around! We thought we knew what to expect and yet, miss May still completely surprised us with her entrance <3

& thoughts on expectations, power of masculinity vs. femininity, & happiness as a choice

Mother’s Day brings out some weird emotions in all of us, and that is okay.

The feature image might or might not reflect my progress thus far…Hope this give you some inspiration (thanks to the high & mighty aspiration) and comfort (due to the low grades thus far). lol. I’ll update at the beginning of next year.

Ira Klay Smooke was born at 6:14 pm on May 9, 2022 at the Vail Hospital via a smooth, almost painless vaginal delivery ✨