laurenk
Lauren is a full time working mom to Madelyn(born 2012) and Amelia (born 2016). Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Lauren and her husband Scott moved to Fairfield County in 2008. A self proclaimed “indoor girl”, in her spare time you can find Lauren in her favorite corner of the couch, binge watching whatever “everyone’s” watching.
Family First, Work Second
I was in the shower this morning when my older daughter wandered in. From behind the shower curtain (we do have SOME boundaries), she...
8 Is Not Always Great
I love my children. I have two very sweet, very loving little girls. They are inquisitive, they are caring, and they (mostly) get along...
Adjusting Your Parenting Style, One Milestone at a Time
Parenting is hard. I know everyone says that. I've seen all the memes. I've read all the articles. I've posted plenty of "you got...
Screen Time, Socializing, and the Pandemic Parent Dilemma
It’s 3:15 p.m. on any random weekday. Without fail, my phone starts going off incessantly with texts and FaceTime calls. Nope, no one is...
We Play Scrabble
I have a confession to make. I’m a woman in my (early) 40’s, and I still need my mom—a lot. Like, call her every...
My Children Were Formula Fed, and That’s Ok!
When I was pregnant with my first child, I was (as most first-time moms are) completely confident in all of my plans. I knew...
FOMO: Fear of Missing Out, Kid Edition
When you’re a first-time mom, everything is new to you. I was a babysitter my entire teen years, into my 20’s, but every child...
Dine-In Date Nights
I’ll be honest. My husband and I were never really good at “date nights.” We've always used babysitters heavily throughout the work-week to help...
Life Lessons To Be Learned
2020 changed the way I parent, without a doubt. There were so many life lessons to be learned. In general, I won’t remember this...
Be Kind To a Mom Today
On one of my daughter's first flights, we were heading home from a trip to Florida. We ended up sitting on the tarmac for...