For months now, I have been carrying around a huge secret, a guilty pleasure that has been weighing on my soul, causing me to...
I read an article recently about how we as parents need to stop demanding that childcare costs are lowered. It’s reasoning? These teachers are...
In my last post I wrote about how climate change is my biggest fear for my children's future. For this post I wanted to...
I don't know about anyone else, but it seems to me that recommendations about how to keep Caroline safe and healthy and alive is constantly changing....
Having children changes how we view the world; we all know this to be true. During the holidays, that cliche holds even more truth....
We love the bustle and festivity of the holidays, but sometimes it can be a little overwhelming. Same thing with visiting the jolly fellow...
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...
I've come a long way in my fifteen years as a mom.
From a fearful, hovering helicopter to a confident, laid back adviser. It's funny how...
Recently I decided to write a satirical post about how sexy pregnancy is (spoiler alert: it ain’t).
I wrote it out and thought that it...
In every stage of our lives, we are offered advice. As teenagers, we are encouraged to choose a particular college because it was so-and-so’s...
My sister cousin has breast cancer.
She’s also my best friend. She’s not the kind of best friend where we coo about how much we...
Five years ago, I had the wonderful idea to create a new family holiday tradition. My idea was pulled from my love affair with...
Traveling with kids is equal parts exhilarating, exhausting, and frustrating. I will not lie to you, traveling with kids is not at all easy,...
After his first Christmas, I realized that I never needed to buy my son gifts.
Not that I didn’t want to or couldn’t, there was...
In + Around Vermont
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...
