I recently read a viral article entitled “Self-Care is not Enough to Fix How Much Moms are Burnt Out” and I found myself close...
I am the Executive Director of a non-profit organization with an unusual set up: I split my time working from home and working from...
As my daughters get older, it seems increasingly difficult to know what they are feeling or thinking. There are sad days, mad days, happy...
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...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
