The age of innocence
I was chatting with a friend the other day about feeling sad that school has started. It felt surreal to say out loud because there were....
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Jan 19, 20236 min read
It sure was swell of you to write
A few months ago, Rosie asked me if she has a great-grandmother. I told her yes, her Dad’s grandmother, Helen. We call her Gramma Nell....
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Aug 17, 20224 min read
Full circle
It’s official. I’ve reached the phase of motherhood that I’ve been counting down the minutes to, but also (according to my subconscious...
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Mar 16, 20214 min read
Great Expectations
Can we just be done saying “kids are resilient”? Please? I'm begging. Because moving forward, we actually have no idea how...
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Sep 4, 20205 min read
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
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May 9, 20204 min read
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.
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Mar 4, 20205 min read
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
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Dec 30, 20195 min read
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.
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Dec 8, 20195 min read
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
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Nov 13, 20198 min read
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
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Jun 26, 20194 min read
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...
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May 10, 20194 min read
Because you can't, you won't and you don't stop
If there's hard stuff you're dealing with this Mother's Day, try to focus on the good instead. Because moms don't just shape their own kids
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May 6, 20194 min read
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...
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Apr 29, 20192 min read
Dead birdies, chicken nuggets, and other intense topics
Shit got REAL this weekend. First, I took the girls to Shake Shack after they patiently let me shop in Athleta for all of 17 minutes....
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Mar 19, 20195 min read
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...
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Mar 7, 20193 min read
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...
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Feb 6, 20199 min read
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...
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Jan 28, 20194 min read
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...
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Jan 18, 20191 min read
Mom vs. Dad
The other day I was driving home from picking up Belle from school and got a call from my husband. Belle asked him to come home early...
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Jan 3, 20194 min read
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...
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Dec 17, 20184 min read
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...
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Dec 12, 20184 min read
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...
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Nov 28, 20181 min read
I don't like saints
So catholic school seems to be going really well for Belle (insert eye roll emoji). Today, as we drove home from pick-up she informed me...
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Nov 26, 20184 min read
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...
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Nov 21, 20185 min read
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...
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Nov 16, 20183 min read
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...
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Nov 14, 20181 min read
Toddler brain
B: Momma, is Rosie naked in your belly? Me: She is! Isn't that funny? B: Ya. By the way, I need a new flashlight. Probably we should get...
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Nov 13, 20181 min read
It's a fine line, really
The other night my daughter was watching me pour a glass of wine.... Belle: That looks like a river. Me: A river of wine? Wouldn't that...
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Nov 13, 20181 min read
The performance review
Let's be honest: just because I'm a mom doesn't mean I have any idea what I'm doing. It's probably one of the only jobs in the world...
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Oct 24, 20184 min read
It was A DAY
A few weeks ago I had a day. One of those days where you think "this can't be real, can it?" My oldest daughter, Belle, is four years...
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Oct 21, 20181 min read
Tell me everything you know about bats...
It was 3am and Rosie, my youngest, had a steaming hot fever and was ten shades of miserable. She was in bed with my husband and I, but...
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Oct 21, 20181 min read
Casual morning murder
So this one time, there was a snake in the pool. Yes, a SNAKE. And I got it out. While also holding Rosie (who is not small) on my hip....
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