For Mom

Why is it so hard to love yourself? For most of my life, I told myself I had to be perfect.  When I finally lost that last 5 pounds… As long as I always dressed the part… If my home was spotless...

There are days in parenting that are beautiful: memories are made, major milestones are celebrated, and everything unfolds as planned. Then there are other days. The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days. (They’re not just for Alexander.) I’m not talking...

I remember feeling so isolated after the birth of my first son. I was a fifth-grade teacher who was used to being surrounded by lots of people and noise every day. After my son was born in December, we...

I schedule no fewer than eight thousand doctor’s appointments in any given year. Collectively my four kids see an oncologist, a dermatologist, an endocrinologist, a dentist, an orthodontist, an ophthalmologist, an optometrist, a mental health therapist, a cardiologist, an...

Spoiler alert: Moms are tired. Parenthood can be exhausting in normal times—let alone the past year and a half. We’re spinning a thousand plates and our arms are tired. We’re scheduling dentist appointments and balancing soccer practice. We’re changing...

There are so many good documentaries out there. Whenever I think about my obsession with documentaries, I think about that amazing meme; it goes something like this: Field trips are wasted on kids. Imagine getting a whole day off...

I was super late to the podcast party when I first started listening to them last year (yes, I had to google how to listen to one on my phone!). Now they are my go-to dose of horizon-broadening on...

Full disclosure, I don’t always practice what I preach. I try so hard to empower other moms to take time for themselves without feeling the dreaded “mom guilt” that sets in whenever we do something that is not for...

You may be wondering why I am writing about infertility for a mom’s blog? The first reason is that April 23-29 is Infertility Awareness week. Secondly, If you haven’t experienced infertility I can almost assure you that you know...

I love Amazon. Really who isn't a Prime member, right? What can't you find on there?  I wanted to share some features of Amazon you may or may not know about that truly make my life so much easier! Prime Wardrobe Prime...