I love the idea of creating special traditions as a family. Creating traditions brings a rhythm to our lives. Traditions anchor our kids’ childhoods...
Having a new baby is HARD work, especially when it is your first child and you're trying to figure everything out. Once you get...
A couple weeks ago, on one of the first nice evenings of the summer, my family traveled across town to grill out with friends. ...
We’re experiencing our first summer break. I’ll be honest, six years ago, I wouldn’t have imagined this day would have ever arrived. I was...
I don't know about you, but days of brunch with my best girlfriends and a really good cup of hot coffee (read: Bloody Mary)...
I couldn’t help but chuckle a little this week when the story came out that United Airlines forced two girls to change their clothes...
One morning, while tackling the clutter in the bedroom closet before holiday packing, I discovered a mystery box. The box was small and white...
Dinner needs to be made. The laundry needs to be folded. The children have dumped out another toy bin. Do these moments cause you...
Dear After-Hours Mom,
I see you. It's finally getting dark outside, and the kids are in bed. Maybe you rocked your baby to sleep. Perhaps...
To breastfeed or not to breastfeed…that is the question. Once you find out you are expecting, there are so many questions that loom. However,...
Evidently, I’m a “nasty woman” by some people’s “standards.”
I’m a nasty woman because I stand up when others need to learn to sit down....
Today is our 13th wedding anniversary and we both almost forgot! Last week leading up to our anniversary was crazy for us—it’s my husband’s...
With the current state of the economy, many people are cutting back on costs and searching for deals. I've always been thrifty, and here...
It was a fairly typical January morning for my daughter and me, although I do remember she had been a little clingier than usual,...

























