Recently, I became a mom of two - a toddler and a newborn. The transition, as I wrote in a previous post, has been...
When I showed my four year old this photo of me and my mom, I asked him who the baby was. His response, albeit...
I recently posted a thought to Facebook:
This sentiment seemed to strike a chord; responses of solidarity began streaming in immediately from both mothers and...
I'm a big fan of happiness and habits guru Gretchen Rubin. (If you're into podcasts, be sure to check out Happier with Gretchen Rubin.)...
As a person who genuinely enjoys staying busy and has difficulty saying no, I’m used to walking through life with a never-ending to-do list....
Once a year, my husband and I take a trip together sans kids. We started doing this three summers ago after realizing that the...
April is Stress Awareness Month and if you’re like me, there are times in my life that I’m on the hot mess express and...
I don't like Halloween. Every year though, I sew until my fingers bleed and I plan coordinating family costumes. I don't like gravy. I...
In January, just a few weeks after the birth of our second daughter, my husband was unexpectedly offered a new job in my small...
It's Saturday night at 9pm, which means my husband and I can finally turn the TV to something other than Daniel Tiger or Frozen. I'm...
When I was pregnant last year, I showed several early warning signs that I would be an unlucky mother with postpartum depression and anxiety:...
How did moms survive without the power of the Internet? Without the ability to peer into other moms' lives and feel just a little...
I am going to warn you now that this is not a “feel-good”, happy Mom post. This is about a very difficult side of...
Realizing you are just one person
As women, we try to do everything and take all the worry off of everyone else. Then we become...
























