I love running.
I may not be fast, but I enjoy running for long distances and pushing myself physically and especially mentally. As a mom,...
It's been a while, hasn't it? And, I miss the fun adult time that landed me in this sexless desert. Amirite, fellow moms? Do...
When I returned to work after maternity leave, my husband switched to working second shift so he could be at home with our 4...
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...
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...
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of...
If you Google the phrase, “Sex after kids,” a quick scroll down the page reveals a list of articles and blog posts entitled, “Is...
After 4 and 1/2 years of sporadic online dating, punctuated by several lovely relationships, I shared my experiences with online dating as a single...
Hello, lovely parents of the Internet! I am Gretchin, mom of a wild two-year-old, Ellie, and new contributor to BVT Moms Blog. I’m so...
9 years ago, I was a single mom of a toddler, and I had just escaped an abusive relationship. I knew I wanted a...
“It takes a village to raise a child.”
While the origin of this proverb is up for discussion, the concept itself is a familiar one...
As a mom, I have plenty of body issues. Unfortunately, my husband often brings out my insecurities.
Don't get me wrong. My husband is wonderfully...
"Dear House,
I call truce. Seriously, I do. I can't totally surrender, and I can't keep going like this, so we need to make a deal....
This isn’t the story of a marriage broken by some Jerry Springer-worthy love triangle or a deadbeat dad. I didn’t “fall out of love”...
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...
