In my last post, I mentioned that when I’m getting ready for an outing with my son, I pack something that I call a...
My goal this year is to reduce food waste. That's easier said than done with a busy family, however.
I want my family to lead...
I use some crazy cleaning strategies in my house. I get desperate for a solution to the mess.
Crazy cleaning strategies are the only ones...
I know some people (myself included) are in the school of thought that too much planning is never a bad thing.
“Measure twice, cut...
When I returned to work after maternity leave, my husband switched to working second shift so he could be at home with our 4...
Three years ago, I gave birth to a precious baby girl, which has provided me with the opportunity to finally shop in the ninety...
As fall brings cooler weather, I realize that my kids’ coats and shoes are completely out of control. The haphazard pile of cold weather...
Every year, when the leaves start to fall, I can’t help but get excited. I love all things fall: apple-picking, carving pumpkins, Halloween, baking...
The drive to simplify has become a national phenomenon in response to our national consumer excesses. Instead of buying more and needing more, there...
The moment I decided I wanted to be a mom filled me with excitement, curiosity, love, and a whole lot of fear and dread...
Recently, we let some laundry pile up… okay, a lot of laundry. Like, four clean loads to fold and at least that many to wash....
When I told my daughter, Violet, that I would be combining her birthday party with her little sister's last summer, I expected some pouting....
I have a love/hate relationship with laundry.
I love that all I have to get it washed is toss it in the machine.
It’s just so...
There was always a busy season.
Once upon a time, I had a job where I left my house every day. I traveled to a...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
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...
