Tag: motherhood
To the mom on the brink of a burnout
To all the unpaid chefs, personal assistants, teachers, inventory specialists, personal shoppers, hair stylists, child psychologists and life coaches. To all the people trying...
Quarantine has done a number on my mothering skills, for better...
Quarantine has done a number on my mothering skills, for better and for worse. The light of our togetherness as a family has shone...
I’m Over Being Productive During the COVID-19 Quarantine
Shortly after social distancing and the COVID-19 "quarantine” began, I started getting inundated with ideas. And lists. And lists of ideas for filling each...
50 Simple Outdoor Activities for Kids
We may be staying home right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t go outside and enjoy some time in nature. (Just stay close...
Staying Sane While Stuck at Home: Tips From a SAHM
As the possibility of school closures became more realistic, you probably felt a sense of panic set in. Sure, for the scary unknown outcomes...
How Did I Get Here?
In 2015, my husband and I sold our little house in south Austin and moved our brood out to the hill country of Dripping...
World Book Day: Give Me All The Books!
My husband and I are avid readers. We met in Journalism school, and both had specializations in English. To say we like reading is...
Meet Brittany: Stay at Home Mom Turned Single Working Mom Who...
Brittany is a native Midwesterner from the same stomping grounds as Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis in Kansas City - the Kansas side to...
Meet Dana Thompson :: Headstrong Single Mother + Career Woman Overcoming...
Headstrong. Obstinate. Wild. Like the heroines of my favorite novels. Reflecting on the woman I continue to become,
I would liken myself to Jo March...
Mom’s Perspective :: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness week! (Feb 24-March 1)
This year’s theme is Come As You Are: Hindsight is 2020, so it felt especially fitting...