I’ve written about making friends before and how I was happily complacent with not having a lot of friends. I didn’t say how I...
How much stuff do your kids have?
If you’re like me, your immediate answer is, “Too much!” And if your kids are anything like...
Self-regulation: a fancy way of saying how to calm yourself down, body and mind.
Self-regulation comes easier for some people, harder for others. If I...
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'm glad I don't have babies anymore.
Or toddlers for that matter. Actually, I am profoundly grateful. Don't get me wrong, I love babies. I had...
Yes.
When I was pregnant with my second son, Declan, I ran through all the typical questions that comes with having multiple children. How will...
I will be honest right up front. When trying to choose a 'must have' in my role as Mother, I became completely stumped.
Thinking, thinking,...
Why do we walk?
We walk because type 1 diabetes, also known as T1D, is an autoimmune disease that is diagnosed in both children and...
Sometimes I'm not sure what I spent more time planning, my wedding or my daughters' birthday parties. Luckily, you can throw a fantastic bash for...
Meal Planning and prepping is probably the number one thing you can do to make meal time go smoother during the busy week.
There are...
It’s not the “B” word that you are thinking of. Honestly, I think I could have handled that word better than the word she...
If you’ve been on Pinterest or Instagram recently, you might have encountered a fun concept: hygge. Maybe it’s my Scandinavian roots (my Dad was...
I was born in 1954. People had telephones attached to a wall, you paid extra for long-distance and you paid more per minute for...
When the New Year arrives, we start thinking about personal change. The buzz about New Year’s resolutions starts on the news channels and on...
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...
