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Chaunie Brusie

Mom | Writer | Nurse

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My Goals For The Rest of Summer + Being in a Waiting Season

July 22, 2018 By Chaunie

I just went to check my latest goal list that I had made for 2018 in order to check my goal setting progress and I instantly felt like someone had sucker punched me. Because I remember writing my 2018 goal post with a very different type of announcement and saving it in my drafts folder,…

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Filed Under: Life, Motherhood, Writing Tagged With: freelance writing, goal setting, miscarriage, seasons of life, waiting season Leave a Comment

How The “Empty Photo Project” Is Highlighting Stories of Child Loss

September 12, 2017 By Chaunie

Miscarriage photo series

When Susana Butterworth, 23, a student at Washington State University Tri-Cities and her husband, Dallin discovered that the son she was carrying had trisomy 18, they decided to do everything they could to celebrate him. Genetic testing and a highly detailed ultrasound identified physical markers of trisomy 18, which included clenched fists, rocker bottom feet, a…

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Do You Have Lower Self-Esteem Since Becoming a Mom?

September 8, 2017 By Chaunie

low self-esteem mom

Do you ever feel like you have lower self-esteem after becoming a mom? Let’s assess–tell me if you have had any of the following thoughts recently: I’m not good enough.  None of my clothes ever look right.  I’m not a very good mom.  I’m not as organized as the other moms.  I used to know…

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My Husband Knew Nothing About Our Finances

September 5, 2017 By Chaunie

Husband Nothing About Finances

“Ohhh, I have to hide these shopping bags, my husband is going to kill me!” my friend said, her arms laden with her latest haul. I smiled, but couldn’t bring myself to laugh along. The truth is, I just can’t relate to that tired joke about men handling the money while women spend it all…

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Filed Under: Marriage, Uncategorized, Writing Tagged With: asking husband for help, Finances, freelance writing 1 Comment

Inside the Secret World of Work-From-Home Moms

August 25, 2017 By Chaunie

Work From Home Mom

Not too long ago, my husband told me that he wouldn’t be able to take our kids to the sitter’s in the morning as we had planned on. He had an early work meeting scheduled, and did I mind if they went a different day? Oh, sure, hubby, no problem. Despite the fact that my…

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I Feel Selfish For Wanting My Son To Go To School

August 24, 2017 By Chaunie

School Son Selfish

As school looms closer, I am left struggling with the decision about what is best for my five-year-old son. The only boy in a houseful of girls, he’s grown up playing with tractors but also nail polish; he trails behind his older sisters and takes care of his younger sister. He’s sweet and rambunctious—he drives…

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My Husband’s Not the Only One Capable of Making Important Decisions

August 22, 2017 By Chaunie

husband financial decisions

A funny thing happens when you become an adult and start to do adult things with your husband, such as shop for a house or meet with a financial advisor. The “important” people of the world generally choose one of us to talk to as the main person of contact. You know, the one they…

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I Finally See Myself The Way My Daughter Sees Me

July 26, 2017 By Chaunie

I remember seeing her, body bent over, towel-drying her hair. The dark strands shaking loose, wet and free. She’d get ready in the bathroom and I would watch her in the way that little girls love to watch their mamas. I was fascinated by the shape of her; content just to stand and study her…

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30, Flirty, and Thriving

May 20, 2016 By Chaunie

Or something like that. Maybe I can make my own movie and change the tagline to “30, Thirsty, and Stretch-Marked.” That might be a tad more in tune to my life. So yeah, I turned 30. And it feels freaking weird. I’m not someone who freaks out about aging, like my youth is the source…

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When You’re An Absolute Moron

March 19, 2016 By Chaunie

Who’s the moron, you ask? Well, that would be yours truly. This weekend, I was supposed to be cooling my jets with my lovely younger sister in lovely LA, beaching it up in warm weather and generally enjoying life that didn’t involve planning out how to find the time to pee because my youngest children…

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About Chaunie

Hi, I'm Chaunie and I'm glad you're here! I admit this blog is a bit rusty, as most circa 2010-blogs are, but like us elder millennial moms ourselves, I figure it can still get the job done, am I right? So here's the deal: I'm a mom of five kids, teen to toddler, I've been a writer for about 10 years, mostly penning health articles in exchange for money to pay my bills, but after I was laid off, I decided it was now or never and I'm writing my first novel in a month. And I want you to be part of the process with me. So subscribe and get weekly emails with my latest juicy drafts. It's going to be fun. Read More…

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