Tag: stay at home mom
Overstimulated Mama Hacks to Find Calm
I’m writing this while in the throes of major overstimulation. This overstimulated mama could use a time-out. But that’s not happening any time soon.
My...
My Life as a Stay at Home Mom with School Aged...
We are a few weeks into school, which means I am a few weeks into being a stay-at-home mom of school-aged children. Y'all, I...
Let’s Get Real: I am Not Cut Out to Be a...
As I write this, we have been in a state of emergency for 185 days. I know that because it started the day my...
Meet the BVTMB Team: Moms, Entrepreneurs, Writers, and Volunteers
I have been a writer for the BurlingtonVT Moms Blog team for nearly two years. Through participating in blog events, I’ve come to know a...
Five Easy Tips Busy Moms Can Use to Keep a Tidy...
To be honest, I am not an organized or tidy person by nature, however, over the years and due to necessity, I have slowly...
Sorry, not Sorry: Overcoming Mom Guilt about Forgetting
I feel mom guilt about a ton of things all the time due to the infamous 'mom brain' phenomenon: being 5 minutes late picking up...
It Happened to Me: Coping with Another Woman
I always knew it was bound to happen, that another woman would come along and win over my sweetheart with her beauty and charm,...
Stay at Home Parenting: My Path
I have been a stay at home mom for three and a half years.
Three and a half years. Wow, I'm thinking over that amount...
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...
Cultivating Sensory Play
Have you ever smelled something and been flooded with memories of childhood?
Ever watched a movie or show, that brought you right back to...
The Art of Toy Rotation
Does this sound familiar? Throughout the day our son would leave a tornado of destruction by pulling all of his toys out and not...
Not Losing Myself In Motherhood
Before I had kids, I was cool.
Ha - Made ya look! No, I was never cool. I was a chubby arty geek girl with...
I Like the Quiet.
My youngest child went to kindergarten.
The only creatures in my house, aside from some unnamed and unwelcome fruit flies, are me and my cat,...
The Night Before the Very First Day of School
After you fell asleep tonight, I peaked into your room. You lay with your arms spread wide across your bed, your body impossibly long...