Hello! Welcome to Nap Time is My Time. My name is Emily and I am so happy you’re here! Grab yourself a cup of coffee and stay a while.
How did I get where I am today?
A big ol’ Penske moving truck. More than once.
I was born and raised on Cape Cod. The beauty of the National Seashore at my backdoor. The smell of salty air. A busy summer season full of whale watching and sunbathing. The long winter season of quiet, cold days. Those quiet and cold days got to me, and I fled to the Sunshine State. In October 2003 I met the most patient, thoughtful, and supportive man on the planet – The Texan.
He proposed at Fenway Park in September of 2004. Did you see the (cheesey) movie Fever Pitch? Yeah, we are in it! (you have to pause the screen and zoom in to see us, but still….)
We married in November 2005 in Las Vegas. It was a rockin’ good time. Friends and family members still say it was the most fun they’ve every had at a wedding!
Florida is also where I had an exciting, adventurous, and lengthy career at a fabulous Fortune 500 company. {Hint: Largest casual dining chain in the country. Any guesses?} I took great business trips to fun places, had personal development opportunities that would make anyone green with envy, and an amazing boss, too! What a lucky gal?!
Despite having my dream job, I did not feel fulfilled. Was life really ALL about work? It was after much thought and discussion, I realized that Corporate America was not my passion. I needed more. Around that time, opportunity came knocking at The Texan’s door with a career opportunity that couldn’t be passed up.
So, I quit my job. The only one that I’d ever had. {Brave, or a little crazy?}
The Texan and I moved just north of Boston in late 2007.
I took a job that was far to similar to the one that I previously had, with a company that just wasn’t ready for me, my ideas or my energy. I stuck it out for four months, but threw in the towel.
It was confirmed {again} that Corporate America was not for me.
I wanted to be a mom.
And not just any mom, I wanted to be the mom that is involved in everything, bakes goodies, and whips up crafty things. I had most of those things under my belt, but I was missing the kid part. You can imagine that we were over the moon with excitement when we found out we were pregnant in late 2008 {which was not too long after The Texan returned from a month-long business trip to India. Hmmm??}.
It was really important to us, well me mostly, that the baby be born at the same hospital that I was. Afterall, we were so close by. We, foolishly, relocated to Cape Cod during my 35th week of pregnancy! Moms-to-be: I don’t recommend moving that late in your pregnancy. You can’t help pack, or unpack. It’ll take you two years to really feel settled in and get completely unpacked. At week 41 of my pregnancy, we welcomed the most curious and loving little boy to our family. I do occassionally write about him here, he’s The Boy that I’m talking about.
I’ve traded in my overpriced education to be a stay-at-home mom and could not be happier. I am so fortunate to be able to spend the days teaching The Boy right from wrong, good from bad, and, often more importantly, what is food and what is not!
Through this blog, I share my thoughts and reflections on what I have learned about being a woman, a wife, and a mother with loyal readers like you! You’ll also find product reviews, giveaways, healthy recipes and great craft ideas, too!
I enjoy hearing from my readers, and hope that if you have something to say, you’ll take the time to say it. We can all improve through feedback from our peers!
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