Pregnancy and motherhood are the most beautiful and significantly life-altering events that I have ever experienced.
I don't have a problem with conflict. I'm not a stranger to high-pressure situations. I've been there, believe me.
Undoubtedly, the biggest misconception about me is that I'm some staunch conservative, blind, rightwing hardcore Republican who doesn't want to hear anything from the other side.
I've always thought that if you work really hard at something, you can get it.
I prioritize the things that need to get done at work, and I ask myself where I'm spending the majority of my time. The answer to that question always needs to be 'with my family.'
I get worried sometimes that people are saying 'Why is she on television - is it because of Survivor?' That people are saying, 'She got here the easy way.' But I have been working hard all these years, and I figured I needed to move forward and embrace it, respect it and perfect it. If I didn't, then everybody would lose.
I'm a true believer that if someone bothers you, you care.
I tend to absorb a lot of what other people are feeling.
Knowing someone else is going through the bizarreness of pregnancy with you makes it feel a little less impossible.
It's amazing, the mentality shift that occurs in pregnancy. All of a sudden you want to be good to yourself.
I'm not worried about misconception or a perception that's bad. If I were, I'd be chasing something all the time.
I do splurge on diaper bags. I have a half dozen in different colors and styles.
Nobody's life is ever all balanced. It's a conscious decision to choose your priorities every day.
The best Mother's Day gift I ever got was just a full day with the kids where they did their mommy pampering. They cut cucumbers and put them on my eyes and my daughter gave me a facial. I'm not even sure what was in it!
To see your spouse in a parental role is one of the most incredible things.
When I get home from a heavy work day, I make sure I get outside with the kids. I don't think there's any better cure than being active as a family outside.
Every day is a learning experience for city kids, and they are really sort of forced to interact with everyone around them and develop into social beings.
I have to live in the truth that this is who I am. That's what I need to focus on.
I majored in industrial design/painting, but haven't had time to exercise that creativity.
You can't beg from people what they're not willing to give you.