In the dead of winter in 1987, on the very first day of the year; I graced the world with my presence (although my...
As a modern mama-to-be you are bombarded with thousands of items to make your life just a little easier. It is so difficult to...
There are many things you can’t foresee when creating a birth plan, but there are two words I never thought I would have to...
A few weeks ago we drove home from a Family Reunion weekend at Lake Honeoye in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. I...
Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers for the Barbie movie. Read with caution.
Who expected the Barbie movie to convey a searing indictment of the...
Remember what it was like to be a twelve year old girl? Hard, I know. I remember wanting so badly to be able to...
Voting has always been important to me.
My mom would bring my sister and me to the polls every year at our township building...
For as long as I've been a contributing writer on this blog, I've wanted to talk about what it means to be a working...
There’s so much discourse about mothers: our mental load, our invisible labor, our tireless efforts, etc. This space is valid and necessary.
But it doesn’t...
This past Monday morning, my 4 year old spent the 15 minutes between when my husband went to work and when we should have...
Daycare was closed the week of April break so my son’s daycare provider could enjoy time with her own family. It was a win...
Does anyone remember the book, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume? I do. I remember reading that book from front...
The following story is difficult for me to share. My daughter made some poor decisions on social media, and I hope that by sharing...
One of the hardest times for me as a parent was the year that my son was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
It...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
