Tag: motherhood
When In Doubt, Rearrange!
We’re swinging into the fall season, and between school starting, sports in full swing, and all the other normal chaos motherhood seems to bring,...
The Invisible Load: Back-to-School Edition
The invisible load of motherhood changes with different ages and stages, but returning to school can be incredibly challenging. Here is a short list...
Mama Bird
We recently returned from vacation. My boys were playing in the backyard when they noticed a robin perched on the playset, jumping up and...
False Confidence
This morning, I pulled into my parking spot at work—the same place I have worked for seventeen years with the same routine (minus the...
Mom’s Ballet Comeback: A Dance Journey With Laughter and Leotards
A few weeks ago, as I was busy signing my daughter up for her seemingly endless dance classes with her studio’s dance company, I...
Parent? When Did That Happen?
I didn't have an instant bond with my daughter when she was born. That took a few weeks. It was pretty much a blur...
5 Tips and Tricks to Survive Your First Trimester
I'm so excited that my family will welcome a new baby! Much like my first pregnancy, I spent most of my first trimester feeling...
Failure By Example
Childhood is a time for learning but also inevitably a time for extreme failure and mistake-making.
There are monumental efforts like taking first steps, building...
Becoming Mommy: Transitioning Out of the Workforce
Becoming a stay-at-home mom is fairly easy if you're speaking only about the resignation of one's job. Becoming "mommy" is a whole different story....
Tales From an “Old Mom”
"Are you the Grandmother?"
Besides being overtired, overweight, and looking particularly lumpy in my too-tight black pants and black shirt with the sparkly necklace...I was...