Tag: motherhood
My Exclusively Breastfed Baby and the Time I Needed a Wet...
There's nothing I love more than seeing moms helping other moms.
I can think of numerous times that another mom has eased my burden in...
Cultural Appropriation at Thanksgiving: My Daughter and Chris Hemsworth
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A few weeks ago, my secret boyfriend, Chris Hemsworth, shared an Instagram photo saying he stands with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who are...
Bullet Journals and the Creative and (Mostly) Organized Mom
Are you a list maker? Do you have lists of lists? Do you have sticky notes stuck all around? Half-used planners from years past?...
A Day in the Life of One BVT Mom
I'm just a mom, trying to get through this life one day at a time. This is my "day in the life."
Some days I...
When Postpartum Depression Takes You By Surprise
If we're friends in real life, or you follow me on Facebook, you might be surprised to hear I have postpartum depression.
I was surprised...
Knowing Who I Am Now – My Identity as a Mom
Last year I had the chance to go to a conference in Florida. By myself. With no children.
Wandering through the airport, I was able...
On Being “Okay” with Unkempt
As another school year is upon us, and as the annual "ice cream social" at our local elementary school looms, I reflect upon the...
When My No Good, Very Bad, Ridiculous Day… Wasn’t Terrible
Last year, I had a no good, very bad, ridiculous day with my daughter. But... it actually wasn't terrible.
Here's how it started: I was off...
Fashion Trends? I Can’t Even
I'm a child of the 80s. Fashion trends were both preposterous and severe. I'm a survivor.
I survived jelly shoes, hammer harem pants, tapered, cuffed,...
Welcoming Our Second Baby to the Family
I recently read a blog post about a mom who felt adding a second baby to her family was a breeze. Well, great... I...
Business & Family
Before there was Maia, before there was my husband, there was my bakery.
I started Butterfly Bakery of Vermont only a year and a half...
Monday Morning
This past Monday morning, my 4 year old spent the 15 minutes between when my husband went to work and when we should have...
Motherhood Stole My Identity
You know before you become a mother you have all these ideas of what type of mother you are going to be. I remember...
Baby its Cold outside…Maybe?
Its 7:45 and I’m heading out the door to bike the kids to school. I’m wearing a hat, a long down coat, mittens, and...