Tag: contributing writer
The Proposal
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...
The Drugstore Makeup Guide
Many people are truly surprised when I tell them that I love drugstore makeup. I think the drugstore gets a bad rap …
“I used...
On Woody Allen, Celebrity, and Teaching Boundaries
I’m sure most of you have at least heard about the Woody Allen/Dylan Farrow story in the media this past week.
The gist of it...
Who’s Nana and Puppy?: When Family Lives Far Away
If you are fortunate enough to have your family living close by - then you will not relate to this post.
My parents live about...
Playing With Food: Nacho Night!
Looking for a fresh, fun way to add some flair and innovation to your little one's intake? Bring on Nacho Night, a family activity...
When You Don’t Feel Like Parenting-An Ode to Joy
A friend asked me how I was feeling the other day, to which I replied, "great!" But then immediately admitted it to be an...
Body After Babies: Did It Really Change Me?
The Body After Babies: Redefining Beauty series was an amazing event to be a part of. The day of the photo shoot, being surrounded...
Green DIY Valentine’s Day Cards
Every Valentine's Day approximately 1 billion greeting cards are exchanged. It is the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, (Christmas is the largest...
Recipe: French Chicken Stew
Perhaps the only thing that qualifies this as "French" is that it has Herbes de Provence in it, but let's just use our imaginations,...
The Open Plan
At my last doctor appointment, my OB asked what my birth plan was. You see, last time I had this lovely, detailed, birth plan...
Making good parenting decisions…and making a few bad ones too.
I could regale you with tales of how my self-diagnosed seasonal affective disorder is making me grumpy and manic all at once.
Or how the...
Cinnamon Biscuit Jammers Recipe
I learned how to make Cinnamon Biscuit Jammers probably over 10 years ago when I was babysitting for a family. And ever since then...
Here’s to you, little boy
My eldest boy is about to turn 3. By the time you're reading this post, he probably already has. In some ways I feel...
The Sick Day
One Wednesday in November, I took a sick day. For ME.
My children and husband were all in various stages of recovery after a...