I think we can all agree that "flaking," a.k.a. bailing, canceling or postponing plans with others (or even worse, ghosting), is pretty standard these...
Sometimes they say our parents mess us up in life, but I am pretty sure I messed mine up. Not messed up to the...
The U-Haul was packed, my second-trimester belly was popping, and the season of change was waiting on...
I love you. Why is the world so stingy with these three little words? They don’t cost a thing. And yet, they may be...
Earlier this week, my first-grader came home from school, recounting the reminders he'd received that day about the importance of washing his hands and...
Do you stop to lighten to load when life gets heavy? Because life does get heavy. Parenthood, no different. Wakeups, meltdowns, drop-offs, take ons,...
I had my first child in 2017. I was weeks away from turning 35, so I technically didn’t fall into the Advanced Maternal Age...
Right now, more than ever before, we need just to keep breathing and moving as well as embracing change each day, even when it's...
I'm jealous of men.
There, I said it. It's out. In public. For everyone to see. I'm jealous of men. Not for the typical reasons...
My firstborn son gave me PTSD. While my level of self-diagnosed PTSD is light years from what others suffer with, it’s still something I...
If you are anything like me, there may be a stereotypical type of “mom” that you wish you were like. Maybe it’s a friend...
My dad has always been the coolest, yet most mysterious person I’ve ever known. Growing up, he was my hero, my idol, my best...
When I showed my four year old this photo of me and my mom, I asked him who the baby was. His response, albeit...
Last summer, my husband put together a home gym in our basement. He was ready to get back to more intense home work-outs in...

























