This is a blog post written by my good friend Karli for her blog a few years ago. She has given me permission to repost here. It touches on some interesting aspects of being a stay-at-home parent.  A few weeks ago, shortly after we purchased a new car, I was going over our budget and […]

  I stare at a big empty page and I want to write. I really do. Hard as I try nothing comes to me. I can’t remember anything exciting that has happened. I can’t remember anything funny that my kids have said or done in the last few days. Nor do I recall anything particularly […]

  This is the second in a series of posts titled Lessons From Parenthood. Definitely not lessons in parenthood because I know I am not qualified to write about those. Parenthood teaches so many incredible lessons, many of them humbling and hopefully funny. We parents have to laugh at ourselves if we are going to […]

Dear Postpartum Me, You did it. Do you realize what you’ve accomplished? You have grown a human being, pushed her out, and now you’re nourishing her with your body. That is an incredible achievement that is often overlooked because it happens every day all over the world. However, that doesn’t diminish its significance to you. […]

  This is the first in a series of posts titled Lessons From Parenthood. Definitely not lessons in parenthood because I know I am not qualified to write about those. Parenthood teaches so many incredible lessons, many of them humbling and hopefully funny. We parents have to laugh at ourselves if we are going to survive. […]

  Dear kids, I love you. I really do. We have gone on many wonderful adventures together like trips to the zoo, sunny days at the beach, and countless rides to the park. I have not once left you at the side of the road, even though I may have felt like it. I safely […]

  I wrote a post about the importance of inspiring your curiosity but once you’ve piqued your curiosity, it’s time to look it up. Really, we are all masters of finding information, right?  We look on our phones for everything from the closest movie theater to the best place to buy running shoes. But there […]

  I love to write in a journal. I’m that person who walks into the bookstore and starts to drool.  Not over the books filled with words but the beautiful blank books with line upon line of open space calling to be written on. Okay, maybe they don’t call but they definitely beguile me more […]