If there is one quality I want my children to have, it is a sense of motivation.
I want my kids to know the value...
There’s a huge pressure in my chest, my hands are getting sweaty, and my mind is spinning.
It might sound like I’m about to...
When I cruise moms blogs and parenting magazines, I see so many articles written about mom friends and parenting communities. People say that mom...
From where I sit
I see piles
of folded laundry
waiting to be put away.
Mail on the counter.
Library books
(some overdue)
towering on the table near the door.
Shoes...
So. Many....
My daughter's best friend moved away.
We knew for a while that this move was coming, but it still hit hard when it came. The...
Here is your list of family-friendly weekend events around Vermont for the month of September, courtesy of Busy Btown.
Now, before you read on, I...
As a parent, you’ve no doubt worried and wondered what kind of world your child or children will inherit. With climate change a more...
It’s hard enough to make friends as an adult, but making new mom friends in a new town feels near impossible.
A lot of...
I once told the story of my separation and divorce, and how, for the several years since then, my kids have gone away with...
Last year when I turned 45, my skin changed. I began noticing dryness, breakouts, dullness, and of course, more lines. The lines don’t bother...
Yesterday, I received a “Number Neighbor” text. Do you know what a “Number Neighbor” is? Have you seen the memes?
Before yesterday, I’d seen a...
I’ve moved around a LOT in my life; back and forth between coasts, in between, and abroad. Until recently, I never stayed in one...
Recently, I was reading a fellow mom blogger’s post about keeping adult friendships alive and it got me thinking about female friendship in light...
Busy Btown here, reporting for the BurlingtonVT Moms Blog with some family-friendly weekend events around Chittenden County for the month of August.
Yes, you read...
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...
