This morning, my kiddos said goodbye and left with my husband for a week to visit his sister in New York. I know that’s...
Screen Free Summer

Screen-Free Summer

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  Last year, with only a few weeks left of the school year, growing tired from relentless inquiries to "watch a show," or the constant...
  I see this shame sentiment a lot in memes and on blogs and I used to giggle half-heartedly in response, but the truth is...
This post goes out to the expectant momma who was at one time only a dog momma. Let’s face it, you probably knew you were...
I want to love my body.  Did you hear that?  I want to love my body. This does NOT mean that I want to improve...
You don't have to be a mother to know what "Mom Voice" means. Chances are high that you've heard this vocal powerhouse come out...
I’m a reader. I. Am. A. Reader. I love to read. I make time to read. For me making time to read is the...
For a number of years, I parented from a very broken place. (I never realized the time was going by and that I couldn't get...

Random Thoughts Happen

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Wow, has the last few months flown by or what?!  My husband and I spent a week in Maine at the end of October....
I picked up my kids, 9 and 6, and loaded them into the car after a full day of summer day camp. This part...
As moms, we have precious little me time to ourselves. I feel pressured to do all the things anytime I have a free moment...
I'm a 40 year old single mom, and I've been out as bisexual for almost 25 years. Out to my friends and family, out at...
I wish that I knew that I was an introvert before I had children. Because parenting as an introvert is quickly teaching me that...
I miss being pregnant. I loved it. And I recall thinking, after giving birth, I wanted to have a second child right away. Then...

In + Around Vermont

The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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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...