I’ve never been someone who demanded a lot of attention on my birthday. And when I turned 40, I really began to regret the...

Walking Away

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Daycare provides my boys with fun activities and stimulation while I'm working.  And most days when I feel guilty about leaving them and walking...

Surviving Vacation

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As we embarked on our first real family vacation last week, it never occurred to me that it would be any different than other...
Motherhood can be all-consuming. For many of us it starts with pregnancy when the growth of your little one dictates what foods you should or...

Oh Boy

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I have five children. The oldest four are girls. And we just adopted a little fur-baby (puppy), yesterday, he’s a boy too. Is a large...
Just over three years ago I became a pancreas. Yes, you heard me right, a pancreas. My daughter Emma was diagnosed with Type 1...

Back to Full Time

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I work in publishing by day, and take on freelance graphic-design work in the evening. It's a bit like Clark Kent by day, glasses...
In the last six months I have surpassed a couple of mothering milestones I never thought I'd reach. It still feels rather surreal that...

Count Your Blessings

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As Thanksgiving nears I can’t help but feel nostalgic. The feelings of gratefulness, thankfulness, and pride are smothering (in a good way). As a Mother...
Babywearing is one of the oldest modes of caring for one’s child. Like breastfeeding, eating organic and buying local, babywearing has been having a...
There was the moment I saw it enter into my house and I held my breath. Cloaked in a blue plastic bag, handed directly to...

The Bad Day

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It was a bad day.... It started waking up in my daughter's twin bed for the umpteenth time this week because she woke up multiple...
What were you doing when you were 15? I was in 10th grade (like most of us were),  I had soccer practice a couple of...
three women, little girl, four generations

It’s OK to Ask For Help

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I know a lot of women have trouble asking for help…especially from other women or mom friends. I have a mother who has led...

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...