Tag: motherhood
I’ve Lost My Voice
Somewhere in the midst of meal-planning, switching the laundry, changing diapers, making whole humans, and sometimes gutting through the monotonous day after day that...
Hooray! I Am Done Potty-Training!
Hooray! Do I get a sticker? Did I earn an M&M? I am done potty-training!
Or at least my 2 ½-year-old is. I’ve been fully...
Growing in Gratitude
I don’t typically make New Year’s resolutions, but I do appreciate the opportunity for reflection and a fresh start that a new year offers....
Dear Galentine: A Letter to My Girlfriends
It’s officially February, and love is in the air. One of the greatest lessons I learned about love in my 20s is that the...
When Early Detection Finds Stage 0: My Breast Cancer Story
I've started writing this post a dozen times, and each time I've stopped because of three words I'm struggling to say out loud: I...
Learning to Navigate Motherhood Through Grief
I consider myself lucky to have had a built-in best friend for life in my mom. I was born in 1988, the youngest child...
Living More on Less
When my husband and I made the jump for me to stay home with our two kids full-time, with him as the sole income...
My Daughter Turned 10: What I Hope She Knows
The end of 2025 felt heavy. Just too heavy. The holidays came and went, but unless you have tunnel vision, the world seemed to...
The Work-Life Balance Myth: A COO and Mom of Five Gets...
Every morning begins with a color-coded calendar and a schedule that blends sports practices, client meetings, IEP appointments, travel, and the demands of being...
Taking Young Kids to a Coffee Shop
I pull into the parking lot of the coffee shop. It’s a familiar view. It’s a local coffee shop and one of my favorites....
How Motherhood Helped Me Realize I Have Undiagnosed ADHD
Motherhood has been, and will forever be, the greatest blessing and the greatest challenge I have endured in my life. After becoming a mom,...
Where Do I Belong in the “Motherhood Lunch Room”?
Working mom. Stay-at-home mom. Work-from-home mom. Single mom. Adoptive mom. Step-mom. Co-parenting mom. Crunchy mom. Silky mom. Type-A mom. Type-B mom.
If motherhood had a...
Soaking Up the Last Drops of Childhood
Every time I look at the random assortment of toys in my shower, I can’t help but smile. As my kids are getting older...
When the World Seeps In
Children carry a quiet innocence—soft, unfiltered, untouched by the world. As parents, we orbit around that innocence, shielding it, shaping it, filling their days...













