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,...
What’s on the to-do list in your mind? Not the one you’ve written down already and have been checking things off of this week....
When I became a stepmother, I had been warned that parenting was the hardest job I would ever have, but also the most rewarding....
Recently a former colleague of mine (and friend) emailed me out of the blue to tell me she was pregnant with her third child...

The Sweet Spot

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I seem to have reached a milestone in my journey as a mother - heck, maybe even in my journey of life. It came upon...

I am Insecure

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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...
Before I became a parent, I heard on more than one occasion how difficult it was to maintain friendships once you have children.  You...

Married to an MBA

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When my husband first applied for an MBA program, we had just moved to Seattle, were newly married and childless.  He was elated when...
My son is now six years old and my daughter is four years old. I have only left them overnight for one weekend last...
"Do you plan on having any more children, Maria?" my OBGYN asked me from behind her surgical mask. "I realize this may not be...

A New Take On Dating

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My birthday was last month.  My husband asked my Mom to take the boys for us and he took me across the border for...
It’s 7:50 p.m. My children are asleep, soundly. My husband pulls a wooden cigar box out of the credenza in our dining room, an...
"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...
When Meghan Markle bravely declared on international news that she was, “Not okay,” after the birth of her first child, I found myself nodding...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...