Most days, I pick my children up from school and daycare, and we are home by about 4 p.m. There's plenty of time for my big kids to play on the swing set, throw the basketball around with the neighbors...
My husband texted he was on the way home. Before I could even blink, I responded in all caps "THANK GOODNESS" followed by a juvenile string of emojis because letters alone cannot illustrate the sheer terror of my desperation. Sibling...
For as long as I can remember, body image has been an ongoing struggle. I started going through puberty, and I worried about not being as curvy as other girls... and then, a year later, I started worrying about...
I never set out to be a Stay At Home Mom and, in all honesty, most days I'm not even sure I'm a very good one. A lifetime ago, when I was young, unmarried, and effortlessly rising through the...
Soapy suds ran down my naked body in the shower. I closed my eyes in an attempt at one minute of peace in my whirlwind life as a working mom with two babies.
No such luck.
“Honey,” my husband yelled as...
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Whether you have one child or five, a newborn or toddlers, being a mother has its challenges. Juggling doctors’ appointments, carpools, sporting events, naptimes, laundry meals and full or part-time jobs take up a...
I am not the favorite parent. At least not to my oldest. It's actually pretty hard to compete with my husband. He's always down for a fun adventure, can make the girls giggle through even the heaviest of tears and...
When I became a mom back in 2007, one of the perks I was eager to partake in was Mother's Day. After years of doting on my own mother and stepmother, I was at last able to become the...
Most mornings after I rush out of the house and have ten quiet minutes in the car on the way to work I rerun through my head all the things I meant to say to my kids before I...
Let me just start off by saying that I am NOT a Pregzilla. And it's not just me saying it- I have friends and family that can vouch for me, too. I'm 34 weeks along now, and I haven't...
I'm a high-maintenance friend. #HMF There I said it! I need a lot, but I give a lot. I'm a lover and one of the most loyal friends you'll ever have. I always seem to have something going on,...
When I was in high school, college, maybe even beyond--I wasn't sure I'd ever want to be married or have children. I had big, fancy, career-driven plans and I viewed anything and everyone that could possibly hinder them with suspicion....