Ashley DiMercurio
Ashley was born and raised in Vermont and now lives in Colchester with her two children and husband. After getting married, she spent four years living outside DC to gain work and life experience, as well as perspective and a renewed love for her home state of Vermont. She is highly caffeinated and runs her own online reading tutoring business Your Reading Tutor and teaches ESOL online to students in China. She recently made the decision to homeschool and is loving the opportunity for a flexible learning environment for her kids. Her favorite things to do include making fairy houses with her kids, drinking coffee with her husband, and networking with other moms and entrepreneurs.
Priced Out of Vermont. How My Family Is Adjusting to Life Away from VT
In July, my family moved from Vermont to South Carolina. You can read about our journey. To summarize: my family was priced out of...
What the Java? Ashley Dives into the Vermont Coffee Scene
It’s no secret I love my home state of Vermont and, as most of you know, I also love coffee. I have two little...
Priced Out of Vermont: Why My Family is Relocating
My husband always says that “Vermont is the greatest exporter of young people'' and now we’re living it. Even though we make a decent...
I Won the Mother in Law Lottery: Celebrating Other Mothers in Our Life
Dedicated to My Amazing Mother in Law.
I love my mother-in-law and she loves me. (My husband jokes that she loves me more than him...
My 10 Favorite Books to Read Aloud with My Kids this Winter
As we head deeper into winter and extended time at home, it seems like a great time to share what I think are the...
Pandemic Confessions from the VT Moms You Know and Love
I think we can agree that our new coronavirus-inspired lifestyle has been less than fun and has likely been filled with many ups and...
Homeschooling in Vermont: The Hows, Whens, and Whys to Get Started
My family is starting to plan for our third year of homeschooling in Vermont.
With the recent Covid-19 pandemic, it looks like many Vermont...
The Great and Venerable Halloween Switch Witch. Which Side Are You On?
There’s a debate going on among moms - whether or not to use the Switch Witch this Halloween.
The Switch Witch sounds pretty perfect. On...
Foolproof Bath Bombs You Can Make with Your Kids
My daughter is currently obsessed with bath bombs. A simple offer of a bath bomb with her bath can turn any bath time tantrum...
Making New Mom Friends in a New Town
It’s hard enough to make friends as an adult, but making new mom friends in a new town feels near impossible.
A lot of...
Five Bristol VT Hidden Gems Worth Getting to Know Today!
Have you ever been to place in Vermont and thought to yourself, “How did I not know about this?” After making Bristol our new...
Celebrating with the Family: What’s in Our Easter Basket?
Can we talk about Easter?
My children are 3 and 6 and we celebrate Easter as a family. This is a holiday I both...
Child Safety Harness, Leash Backpack, or Tether… Call it What You Will, I Have...
A child safety harness. A leash backpack. A tether. Call it whatever you want. I have one and use it to keep my daughter...
Five Things I love About Homeschooling and One Thing I Hate
Now that we’re a few months into homeschooling, we are starting to feel some rhythm to our days and I have really started to...