Why I’m Going (and Staying) Gray
My mom was 40 when I was born, and when I was in elementary school that felt to me like she was OLD! Add a few gray hairs on top of it, subtract zero...
Parents, Let Your Kids Go Barefoot!
My kids are always barefoot at the playground (and pretty much whenever they are outdoors).
Sometimes another child notices their feet and tries to take their own shoes off, too. Their mom or dad usually...
Father’s Day without a Father
Father's Day without a Father can be hard. It has always made me cringe. It is a day I never have truly celebrated, and until recently, I never even talked about it either.
I was...
I’ll Aways Be Daddy’s Little Girl
I remember sitting at our kitchen table when I was about 10 years old. My mom was helping me cover paper clips with magazine clippings as an art project. We put our creative minds...
Why I’m Spoiling My Husband This Father’s Day
He can do it all. My husband works hard in his career to provide for our family, cooks a great meal, can clean the house, tackle bath time with both the girls, and put...
Father’s Day in Dripping Springs
Father’s Day is quickly approaching, and if you’re anything like me, I love this day WAY more than Mother’s Day. The cards and flowers are wonderful, but I just I love gifting, surprising, treating...
Au Pair life: Tips from a Current Mom and Former Au Pair
When I was 17 I moved to Paris. Without wealthy parents to support me, working as an Au Pair was the only available ticket to freedom and adventure abroad. With a shoe-box chambre de...
10 Outdoor Father’s Day Ideas in North Austin
Father's Day is June 19th-- the day to honor the dad in your life. Whether you are celebrating your partner, or another father figure, it should be a day full of fun activities the...
Quirky Ideas for Father’s Day in Austin
Keep Father's Day quirky! Austin has no shortage of "weird" and out-of the box things to do. If you're looking for something different to do to celebrate Dad--from man-mosas to ghost tours, we've got...
A Letter to the Victims of the Robb Elementary School Shooting
Austin Moms grieve alongside our neighbors in Uvalde, TX as they face the greatest terror any parent can imagine. On May 25, 2022 an eighteen year old armed gunman walked onto Robb Elementary School...