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...
Life With Kids
AN EVEN BIGGER MESS
- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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
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- May 9, 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.
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- Mar 4, 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
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- 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.
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- Dec 8, 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
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- 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
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- Nov 13, 2018
- 1 min
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, 2018
- 4 min
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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