Kat Salemno
Four Kinds of Toxic Friends to Avoid in Your Adult Life
I’ve written about making friends before and how I was happily complacent with not having a lot of friends. I didn’t say how I got to that point in my life. When I was...
Cooking Toddler Muffins for My Son (Plus a Recipe!)
Cooking has always been one of my passions. It’s how I show love, how I heal, and how I experience new cultures without leaving my kitchen. My muffins are a great example of this.
For...
Kid Mom/Dog Mom: 7 Reasons Why it’s Great to Have 2 Dogs and a...
My husband and I were dog-parents long before we had our son. When we found out I was pregnant with D, we talked about how this whole dog/baby thing would work. Of course, we...
Preparing for a Day Trip with Your Baby
Ok, parents. As you know, going anywhere with a baby takes planning ahead. Even something as small as a day trip.
Whether it’s a quick trip to the grocery store or a day trip to...
14 Ways You Know You Might Be a Nursing Mama…
When I was pregnant, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I started dutifully in the hospital, and have nursed through multiple rounds of mastitis and many clogged ducts. As any nursing mama knows, breastfeeding...
Words Hurt: Enough with the Unsolicited Body Comments
Do you remember that playground chant, “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me?” While it might be a fun thing to say, those words couldn’t be further from...
Mommy Confession: Making New Friends is Difficult
Flash back to first grade: I have lots of friends. Pretty much everyone in my class is my friend, with the exception of that irritating boy who chases me on the playground and tries...
7 Tips for Moms Returning to Work from Maternity Leave
Even before I went on maternity leave, the idea of going back to work terrified me.
I put so much work into preparing for the baby, preparing my students (and by extension, their parents)...
How My Core Values Shape my Life as a Public School Teacher
I’ve lived in Vermont nearly all of my life, with the exception of a semester when I studied and worked in Madrid, Spain.
My brother and I were raised in a very supportive family with...