We have a food thief in my house.
Actually, we have two food thieves. One is my dog, who loves to steal food off the...
One night, I found myself scrolling Instagram and going to a college friend’s page. She and I had the kind of dynamic that once...
Last fall, as part of my commitment to a year of self-care, I spent a weekend at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in...
When I was in elementary school, I was the definition of an athletic failure.
This was completely ok with me, though. All my friends were...
Before having a child, I passed judgment (as we humans do), when I saw children out in public on their mobile devices. I would...
“So, have you found your mom tribe yet?” my friend Pam asked me after chewing a bite of her spinach salad. I was nine...
I remember making potato stamps on the kitchen floor; newspaper and paint everywhere.
I remember a blue Volvo station wagon, the trunk full of art...
Recently, I took my son to a kids’ play space. He was happily playing independently when another child, much older than him, came in...
The month of May has rolled around yet again; it’s Better Speech and Hearing Month. Part of my role as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)...
Oakledge for All—Vermont’s First Universally Accessible Playground
As I reflect on my journey as a parent of a child with special needs, one major theme...
As I’ve grown older, my short term memory has grown worse. So much so that I actually asked my doctor if early onset Alzheimer’s...
I hate diets, yet I still want to be healthy and maintain my weight. Can intermittent fasting be the answer?
What is intermittent fasting? It's...
I am officially the mother of a young woman. She’s twelve, and we’ve been navigating the minefield of tweendom for a few years now....
Parenting confession #456,789: I am really bad about setting up playdates at my house for my kids.
I’ve been bad about this for the last...
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...
