A number of years back we found ourselves sitting together on New Years and having this conversation about how we wanted to raise our family. What things did we want to do with our three small kids? What things did we want to teach them? What kind of character did we want to nurture in … Read more
It started with a text conversation I had with a mombestie. She sent me pics of something they were doing that day and I told her that I admired the culture she was building in her family. What I mean by this is the special lifestyle, traditions, stories, practices, beliefs that are unique to this … Read more
I thought I would be more settled with motherhood. 4 and half years and three kids in and I constantly feel like my heart is a trampoline for all my worst feelings to have a playdate on. Like most women who become moms, I had confidence in my abilities to be a mom, wife, homemaker before … Read more
Once I was a mom with three small kids, I realized the life-giving value that ‘a plan’ can bring to your day. A plan helps you know when things will happen, make sure you make time for the things you want to do, and prepare all the mindsets/resources/supplies you need for the plan to happen. … Read more
My bestie and I are both stay at home moms. We joke about the fact that ‘we have it good’. We know this isn’t how it feels all the time, we know it hasn’t always been this way, but at the end of the day, we feel grateful for being able to be stay … Read more
A couple years back we did our first A Day in the Life Round up. I and fourteen other West Coast parent bloggers shared what a day in our life was like. We are bringing the series back for another round! I love a day in the life posts. Maybe because I really genuinely wonder … Read more
1. cartoon animal ability-bias There are shows centered around the fact that ponies can speak…and live in houses…and sew dresses. But they have pets! Who are mute wild animals without any of these humanized abilities. I call this ‘cartoon animal ability-biased’. Perhaps it is best represented by the band of civil servant cartoon dogs that … Read more
I used to hide all my frustrations. Pretend I didn’t have them. I used to just float about life with the good girl syndrome and a smile on my face. Keeping under the radar. Doing just enough of the ‘right’ stuff so I wouldn’t have to do any more or any less. I was on … Read more
Bedtime snacks for kids who hated mom’s dinner. Dad home after a long day. He pulls off his coveralls and is eating a semi-warm dinner before leading the bedtime routine with these two. My little girl has two tiny feet tucked under her like two little white roses. When Dad is home he always lets … Read more
Sometimes my children find me appealing as wearing socks. Translation, the worst ever. Lately they’ve been drawn to me like all the ‘please don’t eat that’ floor food under the table. It started last night over dinner. In sporadic preparation over four hours, I pieced together a nice pasta dish of roasted zucchini, baked chicken … Read more