Love + Marriage

I consider myself an easy going person, a silly mom and fun partner who doesn't take herself too seriously. Rarely do I get upset when other people correct my kids...I do believe it takes...

My husband and I recently marked our 25th wedding anniversary, but we didn’t acknowledge it with the trip to Hawaii we’d always dreamed of. We didn’t even enjoy a dinner out, and it’s not...

For most of my adult life, I have always felt like I was waiting for love, waiting for “the one” to make his entrance. I have had relationships that burned quickly or raged on...

Sipping my iced coffee, listening to music that isn’t Disney and enjoying a peaceful solo flight, I reflect back on my weekend. It was a solid momcation with best friends who laughed, ate and...

The pandemic led us to couples therapy & here’s what we learned. When my husband and I were expecting our second child, I read some advice (I’ve long forgotten where) to couples adjusting to...

At the start of this year, my husband and I felt we would be ready to try for another baby come summer. Growing a family in the shadow of a pandemic has proven its...

As Pride Month ends, I’m finally finding some time to write about an experience I wouldn’t change for the world - growing up with two moms. If you’d have told that to twelve-year-old me...

I’ve been thinking subversive thoughts lately. Things like – I’m not sure I want this social isolation thing to end. I know it flies against popular sentiment, so I have kept it to myself....

We were driving somewhere recently when I was struck by a message on one of those road safety billboards – “You can’t see what you don’t look for.” It was about the need to...

I am sure we have all noticed the differences in our societal expectations when it comes to parenting. The never-ending list of expectations that women have to be a "good mom," and how it seems...