Katie Miller

Katie Miller
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Katie is a native Vermonter from Castleton currently living in Saint Albans with her husband, and two children. She works as the director of Inclusive Arts Vermont. She also shares writing and short videos on her Instagram account (@mrs.katiemiller) focused on encouraging fellow parents to feel like they're enough just the way they are. In her free time, she enjoys making art, trash reality television, and working on her new podcast, Cold Brew Salute.
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What 2020 Taught Me: A Year In Review

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Yesterday, I was shopping and arrived at the self-checkout lane. As I scanned my items, I saw two young women, not more than 20, start to scan things, their arms piled high with small...
Winter Gear: Vermont Moms' Favorites for All Ages and Budgets

Winter Gear: Vermont Moms’ Favorites for All Ages and Budgets

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Winter is coming. Or, given the snowflakes falling outside my window and the below-freezing temps as I write this, it’s already here. If you’re new to Vermont and looking for some ideas of what...
Four Cozy Recipes for Fall You Can Put in a Pie Dish

Four Cozy Recipes for Fall You Can Put in a Pie Dish

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With the temperatures dropping and the leaves falling, I’m looking to get cozy. I have pulled out my wool socks and oversized sweaters. The apple cider is in the fridge. I am so very...
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Let’s Get Real: I am Not Cut Out to Be a Stay-At-Home Mom

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As I write this, we have been in a state of emergency for 185 days. I know that because it started the day my second child was born. In those past 185 days, I...
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I Can’t Quit Mom Shaming Myself

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Yesterday I dropped a PlayStation controller on my child’s face. Actually, it fell off of a shelf four feet above the ground, directly into the eye of my newborn. The baby everyone describes as...

Mixed Emotions about Breastfeeding from a Second-Time Mama

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It’s World Breastfeeding Week and once again my social media feed is filled with photos of beautiful mothers nursing beautiful babies. If this makes your skin crawl with a range of hard-to-handle emotions, you’re...
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Tried and True Affordable Newborn Must-haves

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First, let’s get the obvious out of the way: it feels weird to be writing about seemingly normal things amidst a global pandemic and racial justice crisis. However, I am still getting messages from...

To My Dear Husband on Father’s Day – I See You

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To my dear husband: I see you. I know that’s a strange line to start this Father's Day letter with because of course, I see you. I have my sight and I live in the...
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A Letter to Myself for When the World Slows Down

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Currently, my days are a mix of “Okay, I’ve got this,” and, “Oh crap, I so do not got this.” Anyone else? One of my first contributions to the blog was an article on working...
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Container Gardening Basics for Beginners

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My parents have both been blessed with green thumbs that would make Mother Nature herself proud. Throughout my childhood, the two of them maintained a vegetable garden that was approximately one-quarter of an acre...
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I Gave Birth During a Global Pandemic: Birth in the Time of Corona

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There are many things you can’t foresee when creating a birth plan, but there are two words I never thought I would have to include: global pandemic.  I gave birth during a global pandemic three...
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Please, Stop Calling Me a “Pinterest Mom”

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There are few things in this world that make my blood boil quite like being called a “Pinterest Mom.” I actually don’t mind being associated with Pinterest, but I do mind the implied tone that...
Pregnant woman holding her belly outdoors.

Second Time Around: How Preparing for a Second Baby is Different

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My pregnancy with my first-born was organized, bullet journaled, and crafted to the extreme. You might say that it was “Pinterest-perfect.” This time around, however, is the complete opposite. While I am preparing for a...
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Your Top Questions About Parenting a Child with Albinism, Answered

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I will never forget the words the doctor spoke while I was in labor and delivery with my daughter, before I’d even seen her myself: “She has tons of hair, and it’s so blonde!” After...