Making Space

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You came into this world, red wrinkly skin and dark wet eyes, bright world, bustling room, right to my warm chest and suddenly the...
There is so much excitement surrounding a woman's first pregnancy.  And what's more exciting than creating a registry for that new little bundle of...
I knew my new second grader was nervous about going back to school. I had to figure out a way to ease the back...
Two years ago we bought a house that was built in 1860, was a foreclosure, and had been sitting empty for a couple of...
I like to tell people that I'm not huge on New Year's resolutions, but the truth is, I pretty much make them every year....
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 middle school, I received a horoscope (of sorts) that said in past lives, I had been a stay-at-home mom. It...
If someone had told me even just a year ago that I'd be working at a senior living facility that specializes in Alzheimer's and...
These days, our children aspire to become famous YouTubers when they grow up. I am astounded at the vast influence YouTubers have on children. In...
I've been so sorry. So very sorry. So very responsible. So very sorry. To my children, mainly. For not giving them the perfect life I'd planned for...
I know some people (myself included) are in the school of thought that too much planning is never a bad thing. “Measure twice, cut...
If I read one more article demanding I make time for self-care, I will burn the Internet to the ground. I mean it. This isn't...
It's summertime in Vermont. Unfortunately, that means that the mosquitoes are out in full force. At my in-laws' house, as soon as we step out...
Divorced mom life comes with a range of challenges as I mentioned in an earlier post (which you should go read). However, there are...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...