Ok I don’t actually know the history of the minivan, though I will say there is a minivan exhibit at the Smithsonian that is just shocking because I knew people who owned that exact minivan. I grew up with minivans and have been driving a minivan for the last 5 years. I love them. I… Read More Minivan History
We spend a lot of time talking about the beautiful and hilarious aspects of motherhood, but few of us want to admit, even to ourselves, that motherhood can be isolating and lonely. I can only speak from the experience of mothering littles, some days I find myself collapsing into bed wondering not only if my efforts… Read More Mothering, Loneliness, and Why We All Need Mom Friends
Potty training is the best… said no mom ever. Potty training is a battle, one that the parents lose on a daily basis. Potty training Harry Potter went just like the books said (and yes I read ALL the books in preparation for potty training Harry Potter). I had planned out potty training for months,… Read More Potty Training is the BEST
“The biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make while doing this (raising children). I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of the three of them sitting in the grass on a… Read More Living in the “Getting It Done”
To Women Everywhere, Whether you have children or not today (ok tomorrow) is a day to celebrate. We are all mothers in our own way. As women, we each have the opportunity to lift and nurture those around us. We have the opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of those within our… Read More Happy Mother’s Day From One Mom to Another
We lost our second child (AsthmaMan) at the store today. By lost I mean he was there one minute and GONE the next. See things started off innocent enough, we (ok I) decided it was a good idea to take our entire family kids clothes shopping at Old Navy (yes in retrospect this was a… Read More I Think I Discovered Where All Those Grey Hairs Are Coming From…
Confession, I have terrible mom guilt. I mean some days it is so bad that it keeps me up at night. I love my kids, and I chose to be a mom, but some days… well some days I do not enjoy all that comes with being a mother. Some days I want to scream… Read More Coming to Grips with Mom Guilt
Over the past five years I have had a lot of conversations I never thought I would have. For example, this afternoon I tucked my three year old (AsthmaMan) into bed, read him a story, and told him sweet dreams and then proceeded down the stairs. By the time I reached the laundry room at… Read More Conversations I Never Thought I’d Have
Making mom friends is the worst. Ok not the worst, but I’d rate it up there with cutting my son’s toenails. It’s pretty rough. It’s like dating, except that instead of having a wingman who has their act together you have three wingmen who are about to lose their crap at the slightest provocation.
Cultivating Chaos 