You don’t have to be close friends with everyone you meet. When you’re a kid, the social world is loud, chaotic, and constantly changing. One day, you have a best friend forever, and the next, you’re sitting alone at lunch because someone else wanted to play with someone new. As a parent, it breaks your […]
Lessons I Hope They Remember (That We Forget)
New series! Parenting is a roller coaster. Some days you feel like you’re winning. You’re half therapist and half philosopher on the way to soccer practice. Other days, you’re just trying to remember if anyone brushed their teeth. But in the middle of all that chaos, there are these little moments. The conversations, questions, and […]
My Sticky Floor
My nine year informed me that she stepped on a sticky spot on my kitchen floor this morning. I get it, no one wants to step on day old popsicle juice spilled on the floor by their younger brothers. Gross. As expected, mom (me) gets blamed for the sticky floor. While she informed me about […]
We’re all in Progress
We’re all in progress at different stages, finding our balance, in a world trying to knock us off kilter. We’re surrounded with social media more than ever that’s filled with contradicting health advice. If you. haven’t realized by now, there’s not one size fits all answer to your health. Watching a video of someone else’s […]
Write as if no one is reading
I’ve always loved writing. Before blogging was a thing, I had already started multiple blogs and shared about all the things. I’ve never had a journal, I’ve always publicly shared my private thoughts on the internet. In the last 5 years I’ve felt myself hesitant to press publish. I’ve overthought who will be reading my […]
The Least Stressful Option
Find out what our go-to decision factor is when making family decisions.