Hey, just so you know, I’m going to need about 20 minutes to pump every 2-3 hours throughout the day.” It was a familiar, yet not particularly enjoyable, conversation I had grown accustomed to having with each new senior resident at the beginning of every rotation. I had just finished maternity leave and was somehow […]
Setbacks, Set-Ups, and Step 1s: Our Wedding Story, pt. 2
“I got the job!” DJ yelled excitedly over the phone. I couldn’t believe it. After two and half years of applying to jobs in Chicago, he was finally offered a position with a company that not only had offices worldwide, including Chicago, but that would allow him to work from home . . . in […]
One Salary, Three Mouths: How We’re Making it Work Financially
“When do you think I’ll be able to go grocery shopping?” I asked my husband. We weren’t starving, but our food supply was dwindling. “As much as possible, do you think you’d be able to make things work for a week and a half or so…at least until we get paid?” We found out two […]
When DJ Met Sheree: How I Met My Husband
“My name is Dejean, but you can call me DJ.” It was an introduction that would change my life forever. I was 17 at the time, he was 18, and it was our freshman year of college. We started the year off, like most freshman—excited about this new phase of life called “The College Years” […]