Meet Sandra

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Greetings! My name is Sandra. I am truly honored to be a new contributing writer for the BurlingtonVT Moms Blog, and thankful to its...
You know you're a mom when you get your daily inspiration from the side of a box at Costco. Today's parenting encouragement came from...
In the dead of winter in 1987, on the very first day of the year; I graced the world with my presence (although my...
Lately I’ve had a serious case of writers block. It’s not like my life is for want of drama, transition, malaise, humor, poopy diapers,...

The Things We Carry

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Each and every morning we walk into the hours ahead with the things we carry from the days before.  Everything from our childhood experiences...

Meet Elissa…

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I felt empowered, womanly, strong, incredible after giving birth to my first son, Eli. “Girl, you’re a rockstar,” my midwife said as I sat...

What’s in a Name?

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As we come into the 30th week of pregnancy, my husband and I have many lists going. A list on things to get done,...
Last week I had one of those days. You know. We all have them. The bad ones. The ones we don't like to acknowledge...
This past week I suffered a miscarriage.  I was technically 13 weeks pregnant but the baby did not make it past 6 weeks.  My...

Meet Stacie…

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Color me surprised that people want to hear my thoughts on being a mother! Trust me when I say I am always willing to...
The past few months we have been working hard at making our house a home. We moved in last January but officially bought it...
Ask me what's up and I'll say, "nothin' much" or something like that, but what you really should know is that I have a...

Gaga for Goodwill

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A few weeks before starting  my new job, I realized that my current wardrobe, heavy in yoga pants, jeans and skirts was not going to...
So I had the brilliant idea to do something called the Whole 3o. For any of you not familiar with this, it is a...

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...