To The Moon And Back

Jenna. 25. Upstate New York. Teen Librarian. First-time momma to Melody Katherine, born February 2015.

[lunarmomma]

Hey, it’s been a minute!

After about two years of on and off trying, the husband and I found out we were expecting baby number two in March! Things have been kind of crazy and being pregnant during a pandemic is no joke, but we’re hanging in there.

I’m still doing the Tumblr over on my other blog, just in case anyone still follows me here and wants to keep up on the baby things. I’m due at the end of November, so we’ve only got about three months left! Melody is five and a half somehow, and starting kindergarten this year. She is excited beyond belief to be getting a baby brother.

I fully intended on picking up this blog again when I found out I was pregnant, but then a pandemic happened and now here we are 🤷 Hope everyone is well!

[lunarmomma]

A quick update...

Hello again mumblr world! It's been nearly a year since I last posted on this blog and life has been both crazy and wonderful. Cal and I got married in May, we bought a house in June, and Melody will be two and a half in just a few weeks. I'm still blogging over at @alifelongromance daily, but there's a good chance that I may be returning to this blog as well pretty soon. Stay tuned 😘

[lunarmomma]

So I’ve come to the conclusion that I suck at maintaining multiple blogs.

I’m still blogging regularly over at my weight loss(ish) blog @alifelongromance for anyone who is interested. It’s pretty much turned into a personal blog where I ramble about random things in my life with some weight loss related content every now and then, but it’s definitely not a full on fitblr.

I also just set up an Instagram account where I’ll (hopefully) be posting things regularly. I’ve tried Instagram once before, but I got bored of it since I wasn’t really interacting with people. But I’m going to try harder this time so maybe I won’t suck at it as much 👍

I hope everyone is well! <3

[danibananiboo-deactivated201904]

♡ this storm will pass ♡

[lobo-de-luna-deactivated2018082]

8-23-16

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[lunarmomma]

Cal and Melody are going to a family picnic with his mother this afternoon while I’m at work.

She works at an atomic power lab and, unsurprisingly, security is super tight. They’re going to be there for the rest of the afternoon and he’s not allowed to have any electronic devices on campus. It’s going to be so weird being home alone for more than half an hour and I’m kind of anxious about not being able to get in touch with them...

[queeranne]

Be respectful.

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[ image 1: “choosing a label is a personal decision” in white text over a salmon/pink background, next to a smiling pink flower

image 2: “your identity your decision” in white text over a light blue background, next to a grey cat with black glasses

image 3: “respect everyone’s decision” in white text over a light green background, next to a smiling diagonally striped rainbow heart ]

[woodsmokeandpumpkins]

[swollen-lobes]

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.” Photo credit: @alexrowntreetattoo Thankyou so much, it’s so beautiful! 😍💙 @northernglorytattoo #sylviaplath #thebelljar #iamiamiam #literature #bookworm #bodymods #bodymodifications #tattoos #girlswithtattoos #booktattoos #geekyaf #northernglory

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[ecstaticoblivion]

FULL POST OF DESIGNS DEDICATED TO UNDERAPPRECIATED JOBS!

These were all made with the idea to bring some more attention to the underdogs of the working world. More designs may be added as time goes along. Show your support by sporting these designs on a shirt, sticker, notebook, etc. from my Redbubble!

Individual Links:

Call Center Workers Teachers Retail Workers Unpaid Interns Cleaning Workers Factory Workers Food Workers

ALL THE ARTWORK CONTAINED IN THIS POST IS MINE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COPY, CLAIM OR REPOST THIS WORK. © Hayleigh West Nover

[canary-prince]

*Be kind to hotel staff

[lunarmomma]

This is Melody's "I don't know what you're eating/drinking, but I'm pretty sure I need it" face 😅

[ryanpanos]

Oscar Wilde’s Lipstick-Covered Tomb | Via

The practice started in the late 1990s, when somebody decided to leave a lipstick kiss on the tomb. Since then lipstick kisses and hearts have been joined by a rash of red graffiti containing expressions of love, such as: “Wilde child we remember you”, “Keep looking at the stars” and “Real beauty ends where intellect begins”. Kissing Oscar’s tomb on the Paris tourist circuit has become a cult pastime.

A fine of €9,000 ($12,000) was imposed on anyone caught kissing or damaging the historical monument, but it had no effect. It was hard to catch people in the act, and most culprits were tourists who were long gone before the police could bring them to court. Appeals from Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland to stop the practice also fell on deaf ears. A plaque asking fans to respect the tomb instead of defacing it went in vain.

Meanwhile, those greasy red lipstick stains seeped into the stone making it harder and harder to clean. Every cleaning eroded a layer of stone rendering it even more porous, so the next cleaning had to go even deeper and wear away the stone even more.

[philip-ham]

I have no idea why anyone would believe Oscar Wilde isn’t delighted by this.

[gwendolencorday-deactivated2023]

It’s beautiful and illegal. Oscar Wilde would most certainly be delighted by such lovely vandalism.