Hi, my name is Maria, and I’m an over-functioner.
What is an over-functioner? According to Will Meek Ph.D., “Classic characteristics of over-functioning include being overly...
My daughter was born on Valentine's Day of 2020. We brought her home from the hospital, she had about two weeks of normal life,...
Parenting a tween is somewhat like a series of heartbreaks. Your sweet little child changes a thousand little things and starts the transition into...
August is National Eye Exam Month!
We have no shortage of eye stuff going on in our family. There is some conflicting information out there,...
You know those memes where moms have to decide what to do when they have a limited amount of free time? Often by the...
I’m a woman who likes to stay busy. Luckily, I married a man who is the same. With three kids who are very close...
When I was growing up, my mom didn’t have a lot of girlfriends. She had a best friend who lived far away, but they...
And I can’t help but wonder, ‘will you remember this?’
Let me start by confessing that I suffer from an extreme case of FOMO...
I was never aware of the superpower of mothers. I was never enamored by them. They were moms. They did what they were supposed...
Just the other day, my daughter looked at me from across the kitchen table and said, matter of factly, “Mommy, you never leave the...

















