My best friend of over twenty years and I recently had a girl's weekend - full of a hotel stay, dinners out, hikes, and...
I am not a gardener. I love fresh herbs, vegetables, and flowers. I would love to have a house full of plants! Alas, the...
I was working on a project when my phone rang. I looked down and gasped. It was my daughter's teacher. Without even picking up,...
It was a fairly typical January morning for my daughter and me, although I do remember she had been a little clingier than usual,...
If you’re like me, the holiday season is always a whirlwind of stress, exhaustion, obligation, guilt, forced conversations with distant relatives with a little...
As many of us enter the new year with a resolution to eat healthier, you may have a friend or two who are taking...
March is National Nutrition Month! As a mama to a toddler that has extremely picky preferences, nutrition is always at the forefront of my mind...
“Babysitter Anxiety”: It totally sounds like the title of a bad (but good) Lifetime movie, right? And yes, by the way, I have probably...
As the New Year begins, many families reflect on ways to live more intentionally and sustainably. Making small, everyday changes to reduce waste and...
We all know the feeling too well - the entire month of December can seem like an "all bets are off" free-for-all of indulgence...
When my husband, Jeff, and I picked up our brand new Miniature Schnauzer puppy on a snowy day in 2006, we learned her breeders...
This past weekend, my mom tested positive for Covid-19. The following day my stepdad also tested positive. None of this would have been surprising...
Have you ever used the “R Word?” I sure hope not. It’s disrespectful. It’s offensive. It’s derogatory. (And it honestly doesn’t say much about...
As a breast cancer survivor, I’m often asked by people with newly diagnosed friends, family, or colleagues: “What can I do to support them?”
Honestly,...

























