Banishing Mother Guilt to Find Joy.
I’m allergic to dogs and I don’t have many kids over to play with my two little girls. I’ve never made homemade Play-Doh and I don’t plan on it either. I prefer my kids...
Category: Self-love and acceptance.
5 Reasons I’m More Self-Confident in My 30s.
For the younger women, here’s exactly why (and how) I’m more confident as I grow older. I’ve read so many interviews in magazines from 30-something-year-old celebrities offering that closing in on forty and beyond...
6 Things Besides the Environment I Started Caring More About After Having Kids.
Having children changed me, even without my meaning for this to happen. I hang out with two little kids all day long, and it’s impossible for this not to shape me. I care more...
The Real Reason I Dyed My Hair Blue at Age 36.
The real reason I dyed my hair blue at age 36 isn’t what many people assumed. It wasn’t because rainbow hair colors are in. (I’m such a big dork that I hadn’t realized blue...
3 Everyday Ways Anyone Can Choose Happiness.
Today, I feel grateful and ready to enjoy my day, and it’s not a special one. It’s not an anniversary, or a holiday, or a birthday, or even a day when I’ve had enough...
I Want to Live in a World Where Breasts Are so Normal They’re Boring.
Breasts are utilitarian. I realized this after giving birth and beginning to breastfeed my baby. This realization was, I can almost guarantee, not a unique experience for a woman…with breasts…who decides to feed her...
Learning How to Parent from the Other Side of the Room.
There are two kinds of people: those who pretend that incredible—and wildly fake—desserts can be made with a rice cake, and those who eat the actual dessert that inspired this pathetic creation. I am...
The Brilliance of Her Growing Up.
She asks to put on a crown, and I let her. I’m surprised by this request, because playing princess is not something we do. It’s not that I’m opposed to it, but she just...
20 Things to Say “Hello” to next Year.
A letter to myself. 1. Breathe. When the day seems unbearable and you face challenges beyond your control, breathe through it, one inhale and exhale at a time. 2. When you feel weak, remind...
I Would Rather My Daughters Use the Word F*ck than Fat.
F*ck feeling fat: My 5-year-old grabbed my hip the other day while we were in the kitchen cooking. She kind of wrapped her tiny fingers around my hip bone and gave me a sort-of-gentle...
