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We Bought a House — and It’s So Much More Than That
I’ve been quiet lately, but for a good reason — big things have been happening over here. On July 25th, we officially settled on our...
chardonnaycustodya
Aug 103 min read


Happy Birthday CCC!!
Happy 10th Birthday, Cam!! Double digits. Ten years old. It’s hard to believe we’re already here. You were my roly-poly little...
chardonnaycustodya
Aug 72 min read


Golf Skirts, Guilt Trips, and Getting Through It
Most of my posts revolve around how sad I am. How much I miss the kids when they’re not here. And lord knows, I do. Tears are shed on the...
chardonnaycustodya
Jul 33 min read


When My Babies Came Back to Me
Nothing soothes a co-parenting mother’s soul like the return of her babies. This past Friday, they finally came back to me. It was only...
chardonnaycustodya
Jul 22 min read


Graduating Therapy Doesn’t Mean I’m ‘Fixed’—It Means I’m Equipped
Today was a really big day for me. I graduated therapy. Since January, I’ve been doing weekly DBT—Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. It ’s...
chardonnaycustodya
Jun 252 min read


A Glimmer of Hope
My heart is full tonight. I’ve been missing my babies so deeply—but tonight, I got to talk to two of my girls. And it brought the kind of...
chardonnaycustodya
Jun 232 min read


GOODBYE, 310
The random decorations of 310. GOODBYE, 310 Today, we said goodbye to a chapter. Goodbye to our apartment in Delaware. We are officially...
chardonnaycustodya
Jun 203 min read


A Letter to My Mother - For the woman who never let go — even when I tried to let go of myself.
Dear Mom, There aren’t really words big enough to say thank you, but I’m going to try anyway. I don’t know how I would have made it...
chardonnaycustodya
Jun 154 min read


Welcome Back, Chaos
They're Back. It ’s been 8 long days. 8 long nights. It  doesn’t feel natural. No mother should have to be away from her babies this...
chardonnaycustodya
Jun 63 min read


Steady in the Storm: A Birthday Letter to the Man Who Saved Us
This man—my husband, my rock, my calm in the chaos—deserves every ounce of love today. While not everyone knows the full story, this past...
chardonnaycustodya
May 263 min read


When the Right Person Walks In (Even If You’re a Hot Mess)
As a mom of five (yes, they all have the same father — thanks for asking), one of the questions I get all the time is:"How did you meet your husband?"But more often than not, the real question people want to ask (and some actually say out loud):"How did you find someone who wanted to deal with all those kids?"
chardonnaycustodya
May 253 min read
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