
Since we’re well over a month into this stay-at-home time, we’ve discovered a rhythm to our days that feels good. Like most children, Theo thrives on routine, and so keeping a loose schedule without being rigid has been good for us.
Since we’re well over a month into this stay-at-home time, we’ve discovered a rhythm to our days that feels good. Like most children, Theo thrives on routine, and so keeping a loose schedule without being rigid has been good for us.
How is everyone doing? I will start this post by stating the obvious–healthcare workers, emergency responders, essential personnel who keep us fed, deliver our mail, pick up our garbage are…
My niece recently showed me a meme about how bloggers write a whole dissertation about how much their husbands love guacamole before sharing the recipe for guacamole when readers just…
John Craigie sings a song, What Phase is This? and that is the refrain playing in my head when I think about life with a three-year-old. What phase is this?
We recently spent a week in the San Diego area with family, rolling in the sand, splashing in the waves and exploring as much of the Southern California food scene…
I lost my temper yesterday, and I had extreme mom guilt last night. To be honest, I’m a pretty patient person, and I don’t lose my cool very often. Almost…
The Pacific Northwest is covered in a haze of smoke right now, which seems to be a new reality for late summer weather. The loss of lives and homes are…
I became a mother for the first time one month before my 41st birthday. I don’t know if my experience as an ‘older’ mother is much different from someone who…
One day last fall, I was sitting in the kitchen, looking around the first floor of our house at baskets of LEGOS and blocks and drawers overflowing with trucks and…
My word for this year is ACTION. Because sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in dreams and planning and the day-to-day activities of life and never actually take action.…