When I returned to work after maternity leave, my husband switched to working second shift so he could be at home with our 4...
My husband works for the federal government. When mention of a government shutdown due to the inability of Congress to agree on a budget...
Dear Friends Who are Pregnant with Their First Child (or Who Just Had Their First),
It's Okay.
You and I might not have had a chance...
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...
Honestly, I didn’t really think through the process of my teen son learning to drive and getting his license. Specifically, I completely ignored the...
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...
Having kids changes everything. It changes every aspect of your life and marriage, including sex.
After my second child was born, it took me...
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,...
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...
To quote the great William Shakespeare: “What is in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as...
9 years ago, I was a single mom of a toddler, and I had just escaped an abusive relationship. I knew I wanted a...
As you know, Mother’s Day was several weeks ago, and I am glad I didn’t write this article about my hurt feelings in the...
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...
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...
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...
