Now that print is dead, maple syrup is the best thing to come from trees.
With Maple Open House Weekend and the Vermont Maple Festival behind us, my family is on an extreme maple kick. I have to say “extreme”...
I recently wrote a post about negative body comments and things you can’t say in front of my daughter.
In crafting that post, I asked my community of Burlington VT Moms Blog writers for their input on body comments and...
A few months ago I made the decision to try and remove some of the chemical laden products that were in regular use at our house; shampoos, conditioners, soaps, deodorants, etc. I've read so much over the years about...
There are few things in this world that make my blood boil quite like being called a “Pinterest Mom.”
I actually don’t mind being associated with Pinterest, but I do mind the implied tone that comes with the “Pinterest Mom”...
Congratulations! You made it through the first month of the year! I’m hoping you have gotten through as unscathed by illness as my family thankfully has (knock on the biggest piece of wood).
If you or your family has been...
My son Aden got the bug for snowboarding last year when his grandmother bought him one of those cheap plastic snowboards from Target. We only used it a few times last year but that was enough to plant a...
Two years ago, I had a miscarriage.
I was about nine weeks into the first trimester, feeling terribly sick until one day I woke up and felt better. At first, I was excited, relieved that I had an appetite...
When I was a new mom, the thing I wanted more than anything else was a working set of opposable thumbs. I wanted to pick up my magical bundle of daughter without yelping in pain. I wanted to change...
I'm a mom who has struggled on and off with a deluge of mental health issues for quite some time.
16 years ago I was diagnosed with depression at a VA clinic in Fort Ethan Allen. Within ten days I...
I started lifting weight at age 48 because I wanted to tone up.
The program I used happened to include barbell work; in particular, what powerlifters call the big three competition lifts: back squats, bench presses, and (shown here) deadlifts.
I...
The first time I had a panic attack I thought I was dying. I don’t mean that dramatically; I actually thought it was the end. The sharp chest pains, inability to get air, blurry vision; I was certain I...
“Why are we closing things down, when the mortality rate is only 1%? “ “Lots of people die from the flu- what's the big deal?” “Death rates are going down."
As an emergency physician, I've heard similar comments about COVID...
To fight COVID-19, we have to change our strategy.
When my husband first started reading the news about the novel coronavirus to me over our breakfast table, I shrugged it off. It’s another virus, one of many. At the time,...
There is no doubt that giving birth requires phenomenal physical, emotional, and spiritual energy. I certainly felt zapped and depleted for weeks after giving birth to my daughter. Nutrition, rest, and complimentary therapies work wonders in helping the body...
In + Around Vermont
Moving to the Vermont Gayborhood of Our Dreams
My wife and I, with our then 2-year-old, moved to Vermont in 2021 from rural Missouri.
While we had great friends and community in Missouri,...
