I’m naturally a risk-averse person. Growing up, I was not infrequently called a “teacher’s pet” or “goody two-shoes,” or told that I didn’t know how to have fun (to which I always replied, “We have different definitions of ‘fun’.”)...
If you’re like me, you have dozens of questions about raising your children. How do I get my baby to sleep through the night? Potty train? How do I teach my children to get along? Especially now during COVID,...
Since I am knee-deep in party planning Sully’s second birthday party, I’m taking a trip down memory lane to his first birthday celebration. Planning it all was a highlight of my creative time as a mom so far, and...
We hear a lot about our ability, as mamas, to overcome the challenges of the day. We hear that we are enough for the children who have been entrusted to us. We are enough and we have enough and...
One bit of marriage advice seems to be universal: continue to date your spouse. Setting aside time to spend together as a couple is a crucial ingredient in happy relationships. My husband works 2nd shift, leaving home in the...
I was a great mom before I had kids. For real, y’all. I was next level awesome at parenting. I had a Psychology degree with a minor in Human Development and Family Studies, plus Masters courses in marriage and...
It wasn’t uncommon for me to receive a message that my front porch was loaded down with grocery bags of homegrown eggplant, cucumbers and squash. That backyard could grow things like some sort of magic wand was at the...
My husband and I went to Napa Valley for our honeymoon. Before we had kids we implemented “Champagne Monday’ and toasted each other weekly out of fancy cups. On my 30th birthday, giant chevron numbers appeared in my front...
Friends are like flowers, so it is said. We choose them, pick them, and care for them with their life brightening ours.
Women, and all people need friends. In some stages of life it can be harder to get out...
I feel like every child has a hard time leaving the park, or any preferred activity for that matter.
Some children have a hard time leaving the pool. Others have a hard time leaving story time at the public library....
Parenthood
Our Summer Survival Strategy
Summer is here whether I like it or not. Admittedly, it’s not my favorite season, but I’m both excited and a bit nervous about...
