Species: Mama Extroverta. Age: 30 (but might accidentally say "27" if you ask.) Status: Rescued from a (semi-) wild twenty-something life in the big city. Currently...
Before I had kids, I was cool. Ha - Made ya look! No, I was never cool. I was a chubby arty geek girl with...

Middle School

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A few years ago, I was asked to help run a swim curriculum for the local middle school. One where my own daughter was...
Tucked in the Old North End of Burlington is an amazing playspace and resource for families and children. It's actually been there for 25 years...
These cookies are my toddler’s FAVORITE. I own a bakery and she will choose these cookies over my bakery cookies any day. In fact, she...

It’s Worth It

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Despite the still warm days and brilliant colors, I feel the anxiety of winter stealing my ability to just fall into the graces of...
4 Soups To Warm Your Soul, Body, and Pocket One of my all-time favorite chefs are life-partners David and Luise, creators of healthy vegetarian recipes...
For a number of years, I parented from a very broken place. (I never realized the time was going by and that I couldn't get...
1. Sign up to bake a pie for a party. 2. Immediately realize that you have never made a pie before, unless you count the...

Better Than Best

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Sometimes I can't turn it off. The hum in my head keeps swift tempo with an ever changing list of do's and don'ts, subtly morphing...
The First Hour after Birth: A Baby’s 9 Instinctive Stages So much effort is devoted to preparing for labor and birth throughout pregnancy, but what...
Dear Friends, I photographed and documented every event in my precious child's life, and now the digital sh*t has hit the proverbial fan, and my...
There is a lot going on this weekend, here are some of our favorite events! Friday, December 11, 2015 Naughty or Nice @ Church Street Marketplace No...
To be honest, you won’t know right away. When you find your child lying on the ground beside her bike with no obvious injury, you...

In + Around Vermont

The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...