I personally want the world to stop telling me to love my body.
Spoiler alert: I don’t currently love my body. I do love my children that made my body this way. I do not, in any way, resent my...
For many of us, the time has come to start prepping for our kids to leave for college. Shopping lists may include shampoo, soap, shower caddy, mattress pad, storage bins, extra long sheets, travel mug, desk lamp, fan, etc....
As much as I like summer, I think I’m ready for my kids to start school.
I managed to complete over 90% of my summer ‘mommy bucket list’ with my children. We camped (twice), took a vacation to Maine,...
When I was offered the opportunity to participate in a postpartum/pelvic floor yoga class presented by The Iyengar Yoga Center of Vermont, a little voice inside told me to DO IT.
I have never been to a formal yoga class,...
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...
One of our absolute favorite giveaways that we do here on the blog is our Mommy Makeover giveaways. We LOVE being able to pamper a well-deserving momma and truly wish that we could give ALL of you this day...
I have been in the fashion and beauty business since 1977. During that time, I have developed many opinions about stylish living. People have often suggested that I write a book, but I don’t think I am patient enough...
Cooking is one of my favorite activities to do with my children.
People often seem surprised to know that my five-year-old can flip his own pancakes (under supervision, of course), and knows when something is burning on the stove....
I never considered hiking, kickball, horseback riding, or swimming to be exercise. They were just things I did, as a kid, and how I had fun. As a teen, the fact that I never learned how to play team sports, never...
A question was posed to me about sex after kids. HA, I thought. What sex life?
You see, my sexual side before having kids vs my sexual side of today are polar opposites. And by that, I mean that...
About three years ago, my husband and I decided it was time to start a family. We took all the “right” steps to lead us down the path of becoming parents and began to prepare for this new phase...
Caleb is my oldest child. He broke me in both physically and emotionally into the job of motherhood. He was a healthy child, full of energy and adventure. From an early age, I recognized that he was compassionate and...
Has your child ever woken up at 3am, walked into your bedroom and asked to sleep in your bed because he or she is scared? The first night of this is usually met with parental kindness and compassion, “Oh,...
January 5th, 2015, I started menopause. I was 36 years old, a wife and mother of two small kids.
Most of us can remember the first date with our significant other, the date of our first menstrual cycle, our first...
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,...
