Christin Pounds

Christin Pounds
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Christin is a contributing writer for BurlingtonVT Moms Blog. Her family moved here in 2010 and the roots are spreading strong. She spends her days trying to entertain and inspire her three little ones, Jude, Wren and Skye, who are whirling dervishes and thankfully very easily inspired. Her family is happiest outdoors. They bike, hike, camp, kayak, canoe, snowshoe, whatever.

10 Minute Gourmet: Steamed Mussels in White Wine Sauce

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People. This is the fastest, cheapest gourmet dish you could possibly muster on a Tuesday night. This summer we became the proud recipients of a well endowed gift certificate to The Kitchen Table restaurant in...

Spooky Spiders Craft

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My mother in law doesn't know that Pinterest exists. I think someday soon I should introduce her, though, because she employs an ancient technique for keeping up with and sharing craft ideas-magazines and scissors....

End of Summer Reading List

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I love me some summer reading, but y'all. I didn't have time to read this summer, did you? Temps are settling down and so am I, and who can resist a good curl on...

When You Don’t Think You Can Change

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Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down...

I Failed at Breastfeeding and I'll be Fine.

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I failed at breastfeeding my newborn. With tears I write this, even now. Three months in and I can't separate my feelings from my reality just yet. There's a story, of course, involving a struggle....

Tips for a Successful Smoothie

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We know that it can be easy to get stuck in a rut when it comes to feeding our families. When you are contending with picky eaters, time constraints, and sleep deprivation, meal planning...
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Cake Decorating for (Lazy) Dummies

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Maybe the title is a little harsh. You are probably neither lazy nor dumb, yet you just can't ever get that cake to look quite as impressive as you had hoped. Well look, I'm...

Wingspan Studio Summer Camps: A Review

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There is perhaps nothing more "Burlington" than a painted metal door in a South End walk-up that leads to a working art studio. And just in case you don't have an outright lifestyle experience...
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Leaving the Hospital Without Baby

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It isn't the way I wanted to leave-with my bag still containing that sweet "coming home" outfit and a pair of too small socks. I didn't want to leave that way. Where walking out the...

A Preschool Apart

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There was a day I thought I could never leave him in the care of someone else. He was born far from family except the two that made him, and every intention I had...

Laying Down The Guilt and Fear of Parenting

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He runs like he is going somewhere. Leans forward into it like a rocket going sideways, which would make him proud if he heard-that he looks like a rocket. Rockets leave the earth, leave...

How I Became A Mother: I Became a Mother One Day

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BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of Mother’s Day.  Each of us has a unique journey on...

6 Tips and Tricks for Successful Room Sharing

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A couple of months ago we moved our two kids into the same room together. Jude is 4, Wren is 2, and a new baby is on the way next month. Not only did...

How Death is a Part of Life: A Conversation with my 4-Year Old

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The first thing my son saw die was by my own hand. He was so little. I can't forget those little surprised and curious eyes looking at me with the question on his lips-one...