If you are like me, you have seen a fair number of posts on your social media accounts about the newest urban YouTube legend,...
Winter driving is not for the faint of heart. Honestly, even the most seasoned among us (like my husband) still encounter nearly impassable white-knuckle...
My six-year-old son was in uncontrollable tears and it was only 7:00 AM. Our mornings don’t usually start like this, especially the morning before...
You don’t have to be friends with your kids’ friends’ parents. There, I said it. It’s okay not to be friends. It doesn’t make...
I miss the days of my own childhood magical thinking.
There was a time when I believed that when the lights went off and...
Night terrors. Screaming. Flailing. Stiff body.
I remember my son’s first episode of night terrors as clear as my children's births. My husband and I...
I have been a writer for the BurlingtonVT Moms Blog team for nearly two years. Through participating in blog events, I’ve come to know a...
Now that we’re a few months into homeschooling, we are starting to feel some rhythm to our days and I have really started to...
It's no secret that I have had trouble making friends as an adult. Last year, I wrote a post about how hard it was...
As a special needs mom, I often hear the same cliches over and over again. I have I have a big confession to make....
I am a mother, and I am also a rape survivor.
This traumatic experience has become a critical part of my personal narrative. There...
My goal is to raise independent kids.
However, independent kids don't develop on their own. Instead, parents must put a lot of effort into teaching...
To be honest, I am not an organized or tidy person by nature, however, over the years and due to necessity, I have slowly...
Currently, my husband of 13 years and I are on the precipice of something we haven’t had any interest in until now. Homeownership. We...
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...
