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We Go to Disney World Every Year
I have a wanderlust that encompasses my thoughts. Each year, I plan around various school and sports calendars to figure out how we can maximize our breaks and family time. I want to make...
My Fancy Holiday Anxiety Is Kicking In
It’s that time of the year again. You know, when my regular, day-to-day, over-functioning anxiety seems like a walk in the park and my fancy holiday, strung up but with lights, anxiety is on...
Animal Adventure Day Trips Around CT
Do your kids love learning about animals? Are you looking for a place where they can meet wild animals, farm animals, or even prehistoric ones? Below is a list of our favorite places to...
But She’s Still Your Mother
My childhood was a traumatic one. My parents were divorced when I was two, and I had lived in Binghamton, Buffalo, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan by the time I was seven, in multiple apartments...
Take the Girls’ Trip
This year my husband and I celebrated 13 years of marriage, and this month my eldest child turns 12. To say there have been few opportunities to focus solely on myself would be an...
Did the Volvo XC90 Turn Me Into a Car Person?
I admit it; I’m a bit of a car snob. Even now, driving around in more of a “mom mobile,” I had to have the newest and sleekest option.
While I do find a car...
Learning to Grieve While Guiding My Children Through Their Own Grief
They say that grief comes in waves. I never quite understood that until I was in the midst of my own grief.
Going along with the day-to-day routines one moment and then getting dragged...
Leaving Bulimia Behind
Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders
Growing up is such a layered experience for us all. I feel like I’ve had so many opportunities to view life from different perspectives.
My mother made a lot of money and...
Meet Gloria: The Definition of Progress
Hi, I’m Gloria, a sarcastic, anxious, full-time working, over-functioning mom of four. Around here, Frankie (11), Sofia (9), Nico (4), and John (2) rule the roost but growing up, my life was very different...