erika
Originally from Michigan, Erika moved to Chicago for undergrad, met her future husband, and has moved back and forth between Chicago and Fairfield County ever since. Erika started out as a working mom in grad school, but along with a second relocation from Chicago to Fairfield County in 2013, she transitioned to staying at home. Erika does her best to stay sane playing at the park, running with the stroller, looking for more caffeine, browsing at the wine store, and leaning on fellow Mommy friends. You can follow her random Mommy musings on Facebook at Mommy Shark
Learning to Accept That This Is Temporary
There's a little pep talk that I give myself every morning around 2:30 a.m. when I have a four-year-old sleeping on top of me...
Letting Go of the Due Date
I am no expert on parenting; I am feeling this whole process out as I go. Regardless, I have two pieces of advice that...
Learning to Accept my Postpartum Body
People always tell you that "nothing is the same" once you have children, but it is impossible to grasp the depths of this until...
So You Say You Want To Host Thanksgiving?
Let's be honest; hosting Thanksgiving is super fun! We've been doing it for several years now. It's not always elegant and refined; okay, it's...
I’m Not Just a Stay-at-Home Mom…I’m Raising Human Beings
When I meet someone new, the inevitable question comes up, "What do you do for work?" After two years of shrugging and quietly saying,...
Emerging From the Black Hole of Raising Babies
I am currently potty-training my youngest kid, and while the potty-training itself is going fantastically terrible, I am full of hope because I can...
Ode to My Yoga Pants
Oh, yoga pants. You just get me. You know what I like. You know how to take care of me. You know that, as...
Things I Suck At Now That I’m a Mom
I don't think that there is any sense of easing into this whole "Mom" gig. You are in charge of just yourself for your...
When You Feel Like You’re Failing
There are some weeks (or months, truly) where you feel like you can't get it right in the land of parenting. You fail to...
Continuing the Spirit of the Holidays with Random Acts of Kindness
December is a month of giving...to your family members, to those less fortunate, to strangers waiting in line with you, to yourself (it was...