Tag: motherhood
Learning To Listen: Having No Friends Is Sometimes A Good Thing
My heart cracked a little during bedtime snuggles when my second grader told me he didn’t have any friends. My heart raced, my stomach...
One Second Every Day For A Year
There are 86,400 seconds every day. As a parent, you cannot be present for each of them. One app, though, challenges you to record...
Enough: My 2023 Word of the Year
January is here, and with it, the impulse to draft goals and resolutions that will transform us more into the person we want to...
I Want To Be Fun Again
I'm usually not one for resolutions, but I have a singular focus for 2023: I want to be fun again.
I definitely used to be...
Saying Goodbye To Resolutions
It is currently 8:07 PM on New Year’s Eve.
In prior years I would have had a laundry list of New Year's resolutions. They typically...
Mama, Go To The Doctor!
I am the official scheduler of my family. Admittedly, I’m quite good at it. I can see my and my spouse’s respective work calendars...
Welcoming A New Pet Into Our Home
At the end of October, we made the challenging decision to put down our beloved cat, Snuggie. Making that choice was very difficult, but...
Postpartum: This I Know For Sure
Here's what I know: postpartum is this rollercoaster of chaos; one moment, you feel like you could fly and then the next, it's nothing...
Everyone is a Reader – Book Recs for “Non-Readers”
Confession, I was not always the avid reader I am today. When I reveal this little tidbit about myself now, people tend to find...
To The Real Heroes Of Youth Sports; The Coaches
Every Saturday lately has been a test in the mastery of the schedule. It’s had a few close calls, but no true crises were...
It’s Just Hair!
I’d recently watched Edward Scissorhands and suddenly had the movie seemingly come to life right before my eyes. My five-year-old had walked into my...
Breastfeeding Amidst A Formula Shortage
I gave birth to my first child in February 2020, two weeks before the world shut down. Even before being stuck at home with...
The Mess They Left Behind
I packed their suitcase and snapped on their shoes. I double-checked her security blanket was packed and their tablets charged. I kissed their foreheads...
Mamas, You Deserve To Be Happy
Listen up, mamas. We have been sold a lie about life. The lie is that life is hard, and we must put everyone else’s...