Half Mom

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He looked up at me with moon eyes, deep cerulean pools. "Mommy, do I ask too many questions?" Worry was stitched in the little place...

The Long Way Home

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I never know how to answer the question “where are you from?” The answer is a bit complicated. I was born in Iran and...
The other day, while at my son’s dance class I overheard him and few other boys talking about butts. I looked at another mom...

Waking up to life itself

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The first moment that I locked eyes with my firstborn baby, I knew that life was forever changed. I didn’t know how, and I...
Many people are truly surprised when I tell them that I love drugstore makeup. I think the drugstore gets a bad rap … “I used...
I’m sure most of you have at least heard about the Woody Allen/Dylan Farrow story in the media this past week. The gist of it...
If you are fortunate enough to have your family living close by - then you will not relate to this post. My parents live about...
A friend asked me how I was feeling the other day, to which I replied, "great!"  But then immediately admitted it to be an...
The Body After Babies: Redefining Beauty series was an amazing event to be a part of. The day of the photo shoot, being surrounded...

When Daddy Travels…

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My husband travels for work…and school…a lot.  When we moved here from Seattle over two years ago my husband’s company told him they didn’t...

The Open Plan

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At my last doctor appointment, my OB asked what my birth plan was.  You see, last time I had this lovely, detailed, birth plan...
I could regale you with tales of how my self-diagnosed seasonal affective disorder is making me grumpy and manic all at once. Or how the...

Here’s to you, little boy

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My eldest boy is about to turn 3. By the time you're reading this post, he probably already has. In some ways I feel...

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...

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...