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...
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...

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...
Sex. For me, it's always been such a four letter word. Sex is seemingly simple, but it can bring up VASTLY complicated issues. It's...
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...
"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....
To quote the great William Shakespeare: “What is in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as...
My husband works for the federal government. When mention of a government shutdown due to the inability of Congress to agree on a budget...
"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...
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Married…with Children

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As my 16th wedding anniversary approaches, I am reflecting on where I've been in my relationship with my husband and where I hope our...
In every stage of our lives, we are offered advice. As teenagers, we are encouraged to choose a particular college because it was so-and-so’s...
One of the hardest times for me as a parent was the year that my son was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. It...
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...
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...

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...