Motherhood Is This.
Motherhood is the hug I get first thing in the morning. It’s running sock-covered feet on wood floors, and occasional slips and spills, and the kisses on bumps that follow. It’s knowing what they...
Category: Pregnancy and Motherhood.
How to Complete a 60-Minute Workout at Home with Your Baby.
I’m personally not into pretending that I’m getting a sufficient workout by lifting my baby like a kettlebell; later posting an adorable, smiling-mid-air “candid” photo on Instagram. Instead, my workouts look more like this: My...
I See You, Mom.
Sometimes I want to tell her I see her. I see her pretty makeup and her favorite blouse. I see how hard she’s trying to speak patiently to her child. I see her exhaustion,...
10 Things This Stay-At-Home Mom Is Grateful for This Holiday Season.
Finding gratitude within the daily stress of stay-at-home mothering: The last month was a challenging one. Without going into unnecessary detail, the past few weeks have felt weighty and stressful, and not holiday cheerful and...
10 Reasons Why All Mothers Need “Mom Friends,” plus the Reason That Matters Most.
1. She’s a good speller. (Moms, you know what I mean. Another parent of young children understands a conversation full of spelling over the top of playing children much more quickly and efficiently than anyone...
20 Things Every Daughter Should Know.
I want my daughters to know these things, always: 1. I don’t care if you date a man or a woman. Mutual love and respect are what matter in relationships. 2. Ignore the advice...
How to Raise a Woman.
The way her smile falls reminds of how her hair hits her shoulders. It’s easy and natural, and it meets me with the same curly bounce. Her eyes twinkle, and I wink at her—something...
8 Realistic Tips to Reduce Stress. {Parents’ Holiday Edition}
Have a less-stressful holiday with the following hard-won advice: One of my friends, with three kids under the age of five, recently commented that an article she had read about banishing stress stressed her...
5 Everyday Self-Care Tips for Moms.
It’s easy to throw around the words that moms should take care of themselves, but self-care, when put into actual practice, doesn’t always come so simply. For me, self-care is the little things. Much...
A Mother’s Reflection on Your First Birthday.
An “I love you” as you turn one: I wrote my first book for your sister before she turned a year old. I shared and bared so much that I don’t plan on publishing...
