Sometimes, it feels like I've spent more time fatherless than I did having a dad. This comes off a bit strangely because, well, I...
Spring! We can finally be outside! Moms everywhere are almost weeping for joy!
Make the most of the season with these eight fun spring activities...
I'm not a big resolution person, but there is one habit I highly suggest adopting. Reading. The benefits of reading are varied and far-reaching....
It took me three tries to find a therapist that I clicked with. They weren't just listening to me and regurgitating what I told...
For most of the time that I've had kids, I haven't actually watched kid shows with them. This became abundantly clear when my oldest...
A close friend once called me a hippie mama. She wasn't wrong.
I love being in nature, am a vegan, lean more toward holistic practices...
For some reason, I naively believed the thirties were meant for "arriving." My twenties were filled with missteps, the freedom to attend a spontaneous...
"Ambition" is a loaded word, especially for women and mothers. It certainly has been for me. In 2023, two significant things happened that are...
This month, we will celebrate President’s Day. Most Americans don’t pay much attention to the holiday besides the bonus, for some, of a three-day...
I gifted my daughter a mommy-and-me trip to the American Girl store in Chicago for Christmas. She had been begging to go for years,...
Why do I insist on doing all of the things? My daughter is still young, and some say she may not remember. Why do...
"Hazel, are you mommy's baby?" I playfully ask my three-year-old this question as we cuddle on the couch watching Daniel Tiger. She quickly responds...
"Do you think you will try for another?"
When it comes to motherhood, this question is a tale as old as time. I have seen...
Lately, our four-year-old has been excelling at her four-year-old-ness and testing all boundaries. She's a powerhouse, so on days when I'm well resting and...