We don’t talk politics in our household.
I understand that it is an election year, and talking openly about issues is important. But hear me...
Summer is here! Wedding invitations abound.
I love attending weddings. I love to dress up and visit beautiful venues. Weddings are a chance to gather...
I failed at breastfeeding my newborn.
With tears I write this, even now. Three months in and I can't separate my feelings from my reality...
I am officially the mother of a young woman. She’s twelve, and we’ve been navigating the minefield of tweendom for a few years now....
Cooking is one of my favorite activities to do with my children.
People often seem surprised to know that my five-year-old can flip his...
Now that my kids are in school, I decided it was time to adopt a rescue dog.
The only problem is that I knew next...
We all do it. As women and as mothers it seems we are constantly comparing ourselves and our lives against one another. Comparing ourselves...
Over the summer, the July 4th holiday brought my extended family together in a joyful (and extremely hot) reunion on the lake. Two cousins...
A friend told me about a poem she recalls from her birth class. The gist of this poem is that your child takes his...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Phoenix Physical Therapy to bring you our latest series titled “50 Shades of Sleep”, about…you guessed it….sleep. Like an elusive treasure,...
Anxiety had always been one of those things that lingered somewhere in the back of my mind. Once I became a mom, however, it...
If you are like me, you have seen a fair number of posts on your social media accounts about the newest urban YouTube legend,...
Vermont Moms' Whose Kid Is That ?!? podcast hosts Julie and Val spoke with beloved local pediatrician, Dr. Leah Costello, about the risks faced...
I’ve lived in Vermont nearly all of my life, with the exception of a semester when I studied and worked in Madrid, Spain.
My brother...


















