The Sick Day

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One Wednesday in November, I took a sick day. For ME. My children and husband were all in various stages of recovery after a...
One of my favorite sayings about Motherhood is "the days are long, but the years are short." Motherhood is wonderful. The most fun "job" I've...
Twins. It's the word that brings fear to most expectant mothers. I know I certainly let out a few four letter words when I...

On Naming A Baby

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I once knew a boy named Sunshine.  He was dreamy and slung back and could pull it off with yellow rays of style.  Then there...
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...
At 18 years old and 95 pounds soaking wet, my belly is where the pudge settled.  It wasn't even pudge, really. Just a slightly fluffy...
He was born on the couch in my living room.  I had wanted a VBAC.  In my mind it was planned perfectly with me...
Last week I was reading a book to my 15-month old daughter. I don’t remember which book it was or whether she even sat...
I see you there, six with your skinned knees and short hair, chasing after the boys down the street with a skateboard under your arm.   I see you...
There's no need to be afraid. There's no need to be bashful. That's what I tell myself. What I'm wearing in the photo is no...
Camera shy?  More like camera phobic!  Thanks to digital photography I have been able to successfully avoid photos of myself through cropping or simply...
This body. This tired, strong, overworked body. Two boys breathed through this body, stretched skinny baby legs up into its rib cage, made its...
When we have babies, our lives totally change and are never the same - our routines, our checkbooks, our hearts  - yet somehow we...
With the beginning of each new year comes the resolution talk. The most common New Years Resolution, especially for women, seems to be losing...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...