DISCLAIMER- Mario writes about her personal experience with breast cancer and is trying to articulate the struggles she has with medication side effects, survivorship decisions, and mortality. Many people tolerate hormone blockade without significant side effects. She absolutely believes...
Dear friends, I have been sick. Not "sick and tired," but really, truly physically sick. It is hard for me to write and not give every single disgusting detail. This former Peace Corps Volunteer wants to overshare. Badly. The past two months...
Vomit is the worst. The only thing worse that a child throwing up every two hours all night long is the ridiculous and inane advice you will get from your friends, family, and the Internet on how to cope with...
My son is four years old and still wears diapers... and not just at night. We are in a potty training stalemate.  My son, G, is four years old and absolutely refuses to potty train. G can't be bribed: king...
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I was glad to put 2016 to bed. Yes, there were some good times, but it seemed as though the world finally gave in to its baser chaotic instincts. So many...
Just brush your children's teeth and they won't need any dental work. Right? Wrong! As a former dental hygienist, I have strict rules about tooth care in my house. My kids take care of their teeth. That's why I was...
Girl, you are crazy! That is the reaction I get when a friend or family member learns about my new hobby. “You seriously go into freezing water... in the middle of winter in Vermont... for fun?” I hate being cold, so...
Everyone has heard of concussions. Concussions have gotten a lot of attention lately in professional sports, especially the NFL. They can be quite dangerous if players and coaches ignore the symptoms. However, concussions don't just happen to athletes. My 12-year-old...
Pic stitch barre shot

Barre Hopping

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I spent the last year of my life pregnant with someone else's baby. Three days after I delivered that baby, I received a letter in the mail from my Primary Care Physician stating that they were "worried about my...
I was 36 years old when I became pregnant with my first son, and the term Advanced Maternal Age had never entered my world before. Why would it? As a single woman, and then a married woman with no...
I was born to older parents. In the 70s, it was unusual for couples over 35 to start building their families. I’ve always grown up knowing that my parents would probably need longer-term care sooner than those of my...
COVID-19 is a sickness that is caused by a new type of coronavirus that has received a ton of attention in the media recently. People often call this virus just "coronavirus," but the reality is that this is a new...
As I get older, “move more and feel better” has become my mantra. No matter what exercise I choose, each day that I move more, I feel better. With warmer weather on the horizon, my thoughts are turning to summer...
Do you love connecting with other women? Do you enjoy helping new moms through the early weeks and months of motherhood? Maybe you are looking to start your own business so you can have flexible work hours and the...

In + Around Vermont

Moving to the Vermont Gayborhood of Our Dreams

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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,...
A featured image for a blog post about hating fall.

Why I HATE Fall… Y’all