Like so many others, my small business shut its doors on March 16, 2020, and has yet to reopen. The two blurry months that...
Early spring is my favorite time of year for so many reasons. Just when the winter blues have tried to suffocate me, I notice...
Before I started college, I never really thought much about the profession of nursing. But once I hit twenty one that all changed. I...
I finally decided to go ahead and start painting my kids' rooms!
I'm not really big on projects, so the paint on the walls of...
It’s hard to explain the feeling you get the instant when you realize you’ve completely failed your kids in one specific area. I’d kind...
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...
Holy crap guys, what is going on?!? I don’t know about you, but I haven't left my house other than for walks around my...
Has anyone ever said to you, “You should write a book, you’ve got great stories”? Yeah, yeah, that would be nice, but I don’t...
COVID-19… did this one ever turn the world on its butt!
What were the other big events during this mother's lifetime, you ask?
If you were...
The first week of May is designated as Teacher Appreciation Week across the country. Pandemic or not, I feel we need to take the...
My son's tenth birthday was in April of 2020, right in the midst of all the Stay Home, Stay Safe regulations due to coronavirus.
At...
Except for two standard-length maternity leaves, I have worked outside the home throughout my motherhood tenure. In the wake of school closures in mid-March...
My parents have both been blessed with green thumbs that would make Mother Nature herself proud. Throughout my childhood, the two of them maintained...
One, two, over easy, sunny side up? This is a question I ask my family most mornings. Why? Because we have a coop full...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
