Being a mother is a full-time job, there are no days off—even when we are sick. As caretakers, we have a tendency to make everyone else a priority except ourselves. The common theme that I hear from other moms is
What an honor it was to be featured on one of my favorite motherhood blogs, The Glow. What I especially love about Violet and Kelly’s blog are…
If you are like me you’ve been watching the news in pure disbelief. What a horrible tragedy this is and it’s not over. To hear these stories of people and children trapped in their homes with the water still rising around them is just a pure nightmare…
With the dog days of summer in full swing, we’re loving finding ways to escape the heat but still enjoy the outdoors. Oh, and by the way, do you know the origins of the term? “Dog days” were used to describe the hottest, stickiest and sultry days of summer in Greek and Roman astrology connected with…
What I’ve figured out the second time around is that it’s been best to follow my children’s lead on certain things. For example, for the last six months, I’ve been asking my now three-year-old daughter Evelyn about being moved over to a “big girl bed”. “No mommy, I love my crib,” she would respond. Well, I kept checking in with her every month and…