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    The sky is broken
    Colleen
    • Jan 12
    • 11 min

    The sky is broken

    I remember the sunny summer day when my daughter, Belle, stopped in her tracks in the middle of the yard. She pointed up to the sky with...
    1,049 views1 comment
    Great Expectations
    Colleen
    • Mar 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Great Expectations

    Can we just be done saying “kids are resilient”? Please? I'm begging. Because moving forward, we actually have no idea how...
    278 views2 comments
    Back to school blues
    Colleen
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 5 min

    Back to school blues

    To all those parents out there wishing their kids were back in school, I have this to report: the grass is not greener on the other side
    302 views1 comment
    To my babies on Mother's Day
    Colleen
    • May 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    To my babies on Mother's Day

    The truth is, I’m not the mom I want to be right now. I’m not the mom you’re used to.
    275 views2 comments
    Behold the mud kitchen
    Colleen
    • Mar 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Behold the mud kitchen

    I first came across the concept for a mud kitchen at this magical little play space at our local Audobon Society. There was a whole playgrou
    225 views0 comments
    Sometimes we just forget
    Colleen
    • Dec 30, 2019
    • 5 min

    Sometimes we just forget

    Man have I been there. We’ve all been there! And that’s what I told her. Sometimes we just forget the things.
    97 views0 comments
    Give and let live
    Colleen
    • Dec 9, 2019
    • 5 min

    Give and let live

    The Giving Manger is really just a simple little tool kit, but it's exactly what we all needed to keep us on track this season
    195 views1 comment
    The toy struggle is real
    Colleen
    • Nov 13, 2019
    • 8 min

    The toy struggle is real

    We have too many toys in my house. Toys that are made of bright colored plastic and glitter and sparkle and they scream “buy me!” when kids
    268 views0 comments
    Drop-offs: do they ever get easier?
    Colleen
    • Jun 26, 2019
    • 4 min

    Drop-offs: do they ever get easier?

    What is it about first days that make parents so emotional? I think I figured it out yesterday. It’s the look. The look your child gives...
    85 views0 comments
    To my daughter's pre-k teachers...
    Colleen
    • May 6, 2019
    • 4 min

    To my daughter's pre-k teachers...

    Here's a mom truth I'm not so proud of: I spent the majority of last summer consumed by how hard the day to day was. I was home alone...
    107 views1 comment
    These are a few of my favorite (Instagram) things!
    Colleen
    • Mar 19, 2019
    • 5 min

    These are a few of my favorite (Instagram) things!

    Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes Brown paper packages tied up with string...
    119 views1 comment
    Mom gold: the silhouette version
    Colleen
    • Mar 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Mom gold: the silhouette version

    I've been searching for someone to make a silhouette print of my girls for MONTHS. I just got it stuck in my head that I had to have one...
    109 views1 comment
    The work trip
    Colleen
    • Feb 6, 2019
    • 9 min

    The work trip

    Before I became a mom, I pictured glorious vacations with my husband and kids running through the sand, splashing in the waves, building...
    390 views1 comment
    Is she a bad seed? Or is she just awesome?
    Colleen
    • Jan 28, 2019
    • 4 min

    Is she a bad seed? Or is she just awesome?

    My husband and I have known for a while now that we're completely screwed for the teen years with our girls. More specifically, our...
    190 views0 comments
    Does your job pee on you? Mine does.
    Colleen
    • Jan 3, 2019
    • 4 min

    Does your job pee on you? Mine does.

    You know the Drake White song Makin Me Look Good Again? Well the first line is "Worn and haggard, weathered and torn..." That's how I...
    227 views1 comment
    Keeping up with Christmas
    Colleen
    • Dec 17, 2018
    • 4 min

    Keeping up with Christmas

    Every year around this time - and for the past several weeks - the Christmas season leaves me feeling like I just can't keep up. I can't...
    211 views0 comments
    A special kind of sad
    Colleen
    • Dec 12, 2018
    • 4 min

    A special kind of sad

    It's a special kind of sad when your child realizes they're growing up and getting bigger. Of course I know it's happening, I notice it...
    221 views1 comment
    Enough is enough
    Colleen
    • Nov 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    Enough is enough

    Last night, a friend shared another mom bloggers post about how she was just so tired of the daily mess of motherhood. The toys...
    262 views1 comment
    I voted, now I need nap
    Colleen
    • Nov 21, 2018
    • 5 min

    I voted, now I need nap

    A few weeks ago, we all went out in droves to rock the vote. In my house, there was no school for Belle, which worked out perfectly...
    145 views0 comments
    I love the way I lie
    Colleen
    • Nov 16, 2018
    • 3 min

    I love the way I lie

    Sometimes I have one of those moments where I feel like I say the exact right thing at the exact right time and I'm so beyond proud of...
    271 views0 comments
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