a blog for modern families & moms seeking camaraderie in these fleeting, hectic years
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Robert Frost
Untie Your Shoes...Then Tie Them Again
Why Our Kids Share a Room
Scenes From A Playroom
Stop Calling Yourself a Gentle Parent. Stop Calling Yourself Anything.
Better Off Alone? Deliberate Single Parenting in the Modern Age
Anxious About Outings with Young Kids? Do These 5 Things to Get Moving
How to Survive a 12-Hour Long Car Ride With 2 Kids Under 3
Clean Enough to be Healthy, Messy Enough to be Happy
How to Take Responsibility for Your Mental Health and Be Happier
My Son Peed in the Grocery Store Today
5 Tips for Effective Meal Planning for Your Family
10 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Had My First Kid
A Tribute to Grandparents
For a Snow Day
Once upon a dream...
Long Days, Short Years
“Do As I Say, Not As I Do” – Why It Doesn’t Work and How To Teach Your Kids Through Modeling
Routines: The Risks of Skipping Them In Your Home & The Secret To Making Them Work
“New Year, New Life” Literally.
"Just a Mom?" Identity Transformation in New Stages of Life
10 Things to Do While You’re Waiting for Labor to Start
One for Change
A (Late) Thanksgiving Reflection
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." A self-reflection.
Do you need to travel to be a good writer?
Notes on Grief
Prompt: What inspires your creativity?
Clear Your Yard, Clear Your Mind: Reflections on Change
The Places That Bring You Peace: What Can They Teach You?
Thoughts on Motherhood in Honor of International Women’s Day – Women are strong!
What's in a Driveway?
Long Nights, Sweet Moments: Late Night Musings of a New Mom
Why am I writing? How did I get here?