Tag: parenting
Travel with your children, you will be happy you did!
When my husband and I met, we immediately connected over our love of travel. We would hop on a plane often as our schedules would...
Today I don’t want to be Mom- From the Trenches of...
Today is hard. Nothing in-particular has gone drastically wrong; sometimes it's just hard.
My 3 1/2 year old is acting his age and throwing milestone-appropriate...
The Line Between Learning and a Fat Lip
My son recently busted his lip after taking a fall. I swear, he went from taking one or two steps to walking to literally...
Why I Don’t Want to Travel for Christmas…Preferably Ever
The holidays are a time to enjoy with family, show appreciation for those you love and maybe sip a holiday eggnog or seven and...
A Love Letter to my Facebook Moms Group
I used to think "Facebook" and "motherhood" meant flooding my friends' timelines with pictures of my kids. But as I've entered into motherhood, I've...
Work Saved My Mental Health
"You're a machine- everyone was like, 'she just had a baby- why is she at work?!' "
That was me. I went back to work...
Why I Bribe My Children (and Don’t Feel Bad About It)
Bribe my kids? Yeah, I never thought I'd do it, either. But, in the hustle and bustle world in which I live, there is...
In the Past Year
In the past year, my life has been forever, wholly, amazingly changed.
In the past year, I've cried more tears than in the previous ten...
Counting Down Until Election Day is Over – A House Divided
Can this election be over already? I know you are with me. Everyone has to be feeling it now.
Beyond the drama of each sad...
I’m a Terrible Mother
There are many times in my life when I get to the end of a day, and I look at myself in the mirror,...
Household Items That are Better Than Baby Toys
I remember when my husband and I were registering in advance of our son's birth and wondering what baby toys we should add to...
Breaking Our Linus
Thumb-sucking, blanket carrying -- the struggle is real!
My daughter is turning 4 in October, and we have a real live Linus on our hands....
A Mother’s Dream
As I stumble through my life every day, I look around and my mind starts to wander, wander to a fantasy world where some...
A Mom’s Ditch List: Five Things I’m Sick of
As moms, I believe we all have a list of things that come along with the title that we could ditch. Your list may...