Tag: contributing writer
Resolution Time Again…Seriously?
It's that time of year again. Time to come up with some partially realistic, soon to be forgotten, excuse for doing or being better...
A Light in the Parenting Tunnel
One of my favorite sayings about Motherhood is "the days are long, but the years are short."
Motherhood is wonderful. The most fun "job" I've...
Twins: What not to say to their mothers
Twins.
It's the word that brings fear to most expectant mothers. I know I certainly let out a few four letter words when I...
On Naming A Baby
I once knew a boy named Sunshine. He was dreamy and slung back and could pull it off with yellow rays of style.
Then there...
Mombie Eyes
Happy New Year everyone! I’m so happy to be a new contributing blogger here at the BurlingtonVT Moms Blog. I’m Beatriz, mom to 2...
Body After Babies :: Biting the Apple
At 18 years old and 95 pounds soaking wet, my belly is where the pudge settled. It wasn't even pudge, really. Just a slightly fluffy...
Body After Babies: A Work in Progress
Last week I was reading a book to my 15-month old daughter. I don’t remember which book it was or whether she even sat...
Body After Babies :: Letter to my Body(s)
I see you there, six
with your skinned knees and short hair,
chasing after the boys down the street
with a skateboard under your arm.
I see you...
Body After Babies :: Brave & Unapologetic
There's no need to be afraid. There's no need to be bashful. That's what I tell myself.
What I'm wearing in the photo is no...
Body After Babies :: Ode to my Body
This body. This tired, strong, overworked body. Two boys breathed through this body, stretched skinny baby legs up into its rib cage, made its...
Body After Babies :: My Kids Are Worth It
I spent a good chunk of the Saturday before the Body After Babies photo shoot trying to figure out how to get out of...
Body After Babies :: Becoming the Shape of a Mother
For pretty much my whole life I have been the image of "skinny": Long legs, lean torso, and a thin face. Despite being the...
Body After Babies: Worth the Stretch
When we have babies, our lives totally change and are never the same - our routines, our checkbooks, our hearts - yet somehow we...
6 Green Resolutions for 2014
In my last post I wrote about how climate change is my biggest fear for my children's future. For this post I wanted to...