For Valentine’s Day this year, my husband “gave” me a pair of warm, winter boots that I’d purchased for myself. In return, I gave...
I am insecure. Not all the time, and not in all situations, but insecurity is not a foreign concept to me. It's not something I like...
Planning a wedding is what little girls dream of.
As a type-A personality, planning her own wedding, I took things very seriously. I had an...
In the last few years I've stopped making a New Year's resolution.
I make enough resolutions throughout the year, that by the time New Years...
Our Not-So-Perfect Marriage
A lot of people have told me that my husband, Mark, and I have “the perfect marriage.” We don’t. Our marriage, like...
Recently, I have had some serious conversations with friends of mine whose marriages are ending. These women have so much guilt about what their...
You've heard it over and over, from your friends, from Cosmo, from your mother: Don't sweat the small stuff. But is this really the...
My family is on the precipice of another major life change: I’m finally making the leap to establish my own business while my husband...
Yes, this may turn out to be one of those mushy blog posts - but I think I am due for one. Most of...
When my husband first applied for an MBA program, we had just moved to Seattle, were newly married and childless. He was elated when...
Let's be real here: Valentine's Day isn't exactly topping anyone's favorite holiday list. The phrase "man-friendly Valentine's Day" may seem like an oxymoron. Some...
DIY projects, or, for the uninitiated, do-it-yourself projects, are my current addiction, and I don’t see them going away anytime soon.
I don’t know if...
I seem to have reached a milestone in my journey as a mother - heck, maybe even in my journey of life.
It came upon...
If you’re like my husband and me, you know how tricky it is to manage a household budget with kids. We are very organized...
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...
