Listen, I know Beyoncé said that they can’t break our souls, but I think she may have been wrong. Because summer break is absolutely breaking my soul (or maybe my sanity? or both?). I mean, don’t get me wrong,...
A year ago, I joined the infamous mom of three club. I had no clue how I’d manage being responsible for three tiny humans, but guess what? I did it. And I’m still doing it, day in and day...
I love music. All types of music. Even if it’s not my favorite, I still don’t mind it. In fact, I’d rather listen to music before watching TV.
Tell me there isn’t a lyric from a song that you...
For those of you who may not have been following, Kyte Baby (purveyor of fancy bamboo sleepers) has been under fire this week. Kyte Baby employee Marissa was hoping to work remotely while her premature newborn, whom she'd recently...
I recently traveled to India for work. I was gone for 13 days. We visited four different cities, took seven flights, drove hundreds of miles, and had an overnight stop in Dubai. It was one of the most memorable...
June 22. A date that, for me and my now wife, had been historically characterized by exciting and memorable events in our life. On that day in 2017, we got engaged in the Puerto Rican rainforest. In 2018, we...
This is my first "real" summer break, and in all seriousness, I am at a loss. Daycare and my daughter's preschool were year-round, so I never had to figure out care plans for two+ months of summer. But now...
Serious question: Were our moms constantly exhausted and stretched so thin, almost all day every day? When I think back to my childhood, I picture my mom so chill, full of grace, always put together (even if only in...
"When are you coming home, Mama?" asks my little boy. "Will you be home to read to me?"
I am headed out the door for a girls' night out, much needed, but his face is so sweet. He's almost at...
Growing up, I always wanted to be a teacher. I was the little girl who would set up her stuffed animals — or any neighborhood kids who would play along — and teach them in my pretend classroom. Of...
I just pulled up into the driveway after a 12-hour shift, and I can see my little ones sitting at the breakfast table waving at me through the kitchen window. It's their routine on the nights that I work...
Expectations were high.
The time in my life focused on the all-consuming nature of motherhood was coming to a close, and as my last child walked out the front door with shower caddy and egg crate mattress pad in hand,...