As a busy mom trying to keep my sanity while raising tiny humans, I never thought my parenting inspiration would come from a cartoon...
In 1997, my sixth-grade PE teacher invited me to join the after-school weightlifting team, a decision that unexpectedly changed my life. That same year,...
In the whirlwind of managing work, family, and personal well-being, busy moms constantly seek ways to strike a balance. Is that even possible?
While there's...
I remember feeling grief and loss as a child and it’s significantly different from what I now experience as an adult. When I was...
This spring, when local Vermont writer, Kimberly Harrington’s, epic and infamous post, Are You Sure There Isn’t Something Else I Can Do Before The End of...
It was a day I feared but never actually expected to come. My husband and I were both home despite it being a Monday....
I just signed up for my fourth year being the team mom for one of my son's sports teams.
I truly love being a...
It’s midnight and I’m still awake. I have Mom-Somnia. Which roughly translates to I’m a sleepless mom.
The lights are off and my husband and...
It was a long and difficult winter inside with a four-year-old, the shockingly bright sun offered a break in the spring rains. After a...
Mother’s Day is the saddest day of the year for me.
I am a motherless mother and, for me, Mother’s Day is just a reminder...
As moms, we're all finding our way in the beautiful, messy journey of motherhood. From sleepless nights to endless diaper changes to preteen sass...
A mass shooting is an event in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter. At the time I’m writing this,...
One of the BEST things I did for myself last year was taking a social media hiatus.
For me, the pull of social media is...
Andrea explains why she thinks she is the best parent in the world.
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...
