Tag: growing up
What I Learned From My Daughter’s Sleep Away Camp
Summer is over and school has started. That means early morning drop-offs with maybe some tearful goodbyes (parents and kids alike). Seeing your little...
7 Reasons You Should Put Your Kids on the Bus this...
Last year, my son entered Kindergarten and began taking the bus. He was so excited about it, partially because I hyped it up and...
What Happened To Me? (and other terrible questions)
What Happened to Me?
We’ve all had that moment. Knee-deep in a baby blowout, changing the sheets for the third time, asking if this will...
New Friendships: The Day My Best Mom Friend Moved Away
This post comes from deep within the heart. I started to write this just a few hours after watching my best friend drive away with...
First Grade Feels {Transitioning from Kindergarten}
It feels like it was only last month that I watched my oldest daughter step on the bus on her first day of Kindergarten,...
Self-Esteem and Empowerment for Young Girls
In the wake of the Women’s World Cup win earlier this summer, my daughters posed lots of questions related to the power of girls...
We Made a House a Home: A Letter to the Next...
I’m not sure if you can see it, but this house is special. Maybe that’s because it is my own. It was the house...
The Mom Guilt is Just Too Real
The mom guilt is just too real.
Not sure why I didn't notice when it started, but they say hindsight is always 20/20. I...
Work Hard, Be Kind, and Never Pay Full Retail: Things My...
I recently drove home from a night up at my parents’ house in New Hampshire. Since my son was asleep in the back seat...
Meet Elisabeth: Sleeping In
Some of you are going to hate this.
I’m sitting here on a gorgeous morning, sipping coffee from my “Rise & Grind” mug. My dog...