My daughter’s favorite person in the whole world is her Joon. My daughter is almost five and she is one of the most socially,...
Over the summer, the July 4th holiday brought my extended family together in a joyful (and extremely hot) reunion on the lake. Two cousins...
Beginning in December, there's a lot of talk about resolutions for the upcoming year.
Health and fitness companies, diet plans, financial planning businesses, and...
Happiness seems so fleeting nowadays.
Especially when exhaustion sets in. Sometimes I hate motherhood. I love my daughter. I really do – even when she’s...
I recently polled friends and family on social media to ask their thoughts on creative projects with kids, and what keeps them from doing...
As I write this, we have been in a state of emergency for 185 days. I know that because it started the day my...
The lazy dog days of summer are winding down and if you are like me you're already thinking ahead to the next school year.
Later...
Last year I realized I can give myself permission to forge my own path.
I have spent my whole life wanting others to give me...
I am a feminist. As a teenager, I lived my persona out loud with shaved head, pierced nose and political t-shirts. I was outspoken in...
A friend of mine asked me to identify a pivotal moment in my life, a time where something made me shift in huge ways....
Well, it wasn't a whole stick....
We had just come inside from playing in the snow. Everyone was happy and content. I made some warm...
I want to love my body. Did you hear that? I want to love my body.
This does NOT mean that I want to improve...
Recently a former colleague of mine (and friend) emailed me out of the blue to tell me she was pregnant with her third child...
"Mama, why is my drawing in the garbage?" Violet pouted from behind hurt eyes, her little toddler hand clutched around a scribbled-on piece of ripped-out notebook paper.
"Oh,...
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...
