Teaching my boys to show respect and consideration to others was my takeaway after attending weekly story hour. Last year, I religiously attended a weekly...
When I started working as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in New York in 2006, I was working long days, from about 7:45AM, until anywhere...
I feel the need to start this off with a little disclaimer: this is what happens in my home for my girls but may...
My family is starting to plan for our third year of homeschooling in Vermont. With the recent Covid-19 pandemic, it looks like many Vermont...
She's almost five and this is her first thing. The ballet clothes I bought last year have smudges and picks and are starting to stretch...
“I think I’m psychic,” I said to my logical, skeptical, mathematical husband, “or a medium, or something.” “Oh yeah?” he said nonchalantly. Though he’d never outright...
Now is the time for women to take the helm as leaders through this current crisis. Why? Because we are familiar with the labor pains...
Driving. Windows rolled down, breeze blowing my hair, perfect music on the radio (80s hair band genre, preferably) and maybe a destination in mind....
There's no need to be afraid. There's no need to be bashful. That's what I tell myself. What I'm wearing in the photo is no...

Being Prepared for Joy

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Winter is coming. That statement alone makes me squirm. Suddenly, one day, I looked up to see a skein of geese making their journey...
The warmer weather is upon us and there are many child-friendly races on the schedule for this year.   Many children are natural runners and do...
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...
After working with hundreds of new parents in my private chiropractic practice, I’ve seen how being a parent can be really hard on our...
Friends often ask me, what does homeschooling look like for my family? I asked myself this question dozens of times before deciding to homeschool my...

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...