Emilie Smith
Emilie is a born-and-raised Vermonter and full-time working mom. She grew up within the ranks of a Vermont ski resort following in the footsteps of her parents and raised her daughters in the foothills of the mountains until 2018. In 2018, her family made the move to her husband’s hometown on the shores of Lake Champlain. The mother of three daughters (born in 2004, 2007 and 2014), Emilie enjoys skiing, snowshoeing, yoga, mountain biking, painting, sushi, a really great book, inspiring podcasts, a good cup of coffee, and being on the water, when she’s not busy juggling the extremes of teenage angst and the stages of just-out-of-toddlerhood. Emilie is passionate about connecting with other women, especially moms, and working through who she is outside of her typical roles. You can follow along with Emilie’s journey defining herself as a woman – and discovering her passion for writing – on her personal blog at www.findingmeinmom.com.
Shifting My Gifting Practices: Focusing on Experience-Based Gifts
Some of my favorite gifts to both give and receive are experience-based gifts, but I have to admit that this is a relatively new...
Forget Balance; We Should Focus on Harmony in Motherhood
Harmony in motherhood focuses on our ability to work together with those who we co-exist with, and allows us to weave in and out...
Lice: Unfortunate Encounters with Domesticated Wildlife
Lice; just the word makes me squirm with discomfort.
The first time our family encountered lice, I was driving my eldest daughter home from a...
Raising Daughters: A Complex and Diverse Challenge
Raising three daughters has taught me that each experience in parenting multiple children is extremely diverse, at every level. Raising one daughter does not...
Soups and Crock-Pot Meals: Family Meal Ideas that Are Hearty, Homemade, and Easy
Crock-pot meals and the crock-pot itself did not grace our kitchen while I was growing up. My mother hated cooking; in fact, other than...
Prioritizing Mom: Creating Space, Time and Energy for Refilling Your Cup
We have all heard that one cannot pour from an empty cup, however getting to the place where you know what refuels you and...
Outsourcing Chores: How I Use Domestic Services to Add Hours to My Day
I have a dirty little secret. I use a housecleaning service.
Outsourcing chores and using domestic services has saved my sanity.
A few years ago, a...
New Mom on the Block: How I’m (Barely) Managing Moving to a New School
A new school year is upon us.
It actually descended sometime in late July, heralded by fliers and advertisements shouting at every turn, from running...
Motherhood Support: Laying the Groundwork and Showing Up for Others
Motherhood support is not something that I was graced with in the early stages of parenting.
I entered motherhood as a terrified twenty-year-old, and my...
Everyday Gratitude: The Rose-Colored Lens You Need to Improve Your Life
About eight months ago, I started an everyday gratitude practice and I am here to insist that you do a taste-test (as they call...
Just Another Cautionary Social Media Tale
The following story is difficult for me to share. My daughter made some poor decisions on social media, and I hope that by sharing...
Why I Believe in What is Now Referred to as Free-Range Parenting
Wikipedia defines free-range parenting as, “The concept of raising children in the spirit of encouraging them to function independently and with little parental supervision,...
Moms: Why You Need to Consider Taking a Vacation Without Your Kids
Or, why vacation, and escaping reality and your kids, is vital to your marriage and your sanity.
My husband and I recently went on a...
When I Replaced Strength with Vulnerability, I Grew Closer to my Daughters
Mothers are known for being the cornerstones of any family; the foundations that support the beams of our children’s lives. Although mothers experience vulnerability...