When Meghan Markle bravely declared on international news that she was, “Not okay,” after the birth of her first child, I found myself nodding...
When I became a stepmother, I had been warned that parenting was the hardest job I would ever have, but also the most rewarding....
Kids are back in school, the leaves are falling, and stores are decking their halls with holiday paraphernalia. Good, bad or indifferent, soon the...
The Meaning of Valentine's Day
I don’t need a Valentine, a paper with a heart.
I don’t need some Hallmark words with baby Cupid art.
I don’t...
"The BVTMB is getting real this week about a sometimes taboo, but important topic...S-E-X! Our team is sharing the good, the bad, and the...
I don’t know what I’m doing. There. I said it… Are you happy, world???
This dad’s life is basically a series of hot messes that...
Attention all those looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift for those special moms in your life; I know just what you’re looking for!
While...
Or, why vacation, and escaping reality and your kids, is vital to your marriage and your sanity.
My husband and I recently went on a...
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...
My husband, T, and I have been together for over five years. We have a four year-old son, a house, a joint checking account,...
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...
When I returned to work after maternity leave, my husband switched to working second shift so he could be at home with our 4...
I seem to have reached a milestone in my journey as a mother - heck, maybe even in my journey of life.
It came upon...
There once was a girl who loved to be alone…and silence. She loved to have deep conversations with a small circle of friends and...
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...
