Connecting with other moms is key in order to maintaining mom-sanity. But where do you find them? At the library? Neighborhood playdates? A wanted ad in the newspaper? Before you start looking, make sure you know what you are looking for in your next mom friend. To help you get started I put together my […]
To The Mom Who Is Having A Bad Day
I get it. You’ve changed your last diaper for the day. You’ve sang the wheels on the bus song for the last time, and you’ve said “NO”, “don’t touch that” “Get down from there” more times than you can count. You’ve read every book on the bookshelf, and you’re still finding yogurt on the high chair, table […]
What Dad Hears… and What He Doesn’t
Dads hear a lot. They come home from work and get bombarded from you and from the kids about how the day was. You don’t mean harm, but you’ve been socializing with miniatures that don’t have much to say (or have too much) and you yearn for adult conversation. So, dads usually hear it all, […]
The Best Advice for New Moms
To all new moms and moms-to-be, I say this as one of you. I just cleared what I consider to be the oxygen-dropping, plane on fire, first year of my first child’s life, and my best advice for new moms coming away from it is: Secure Your Own Oxygen Mask First. I’m a traveler, so stick […]
Why I Love My Morning Cup of Cold Coffee
Before I was a mom I enjoyed a hot, fresh cup of coffee every morning. We use an Aeropress. Josh hand-presses our coffee before we start the day. Everyone has their routine, that is ours. We still start every day with a steaming hot cup of coffee. I sit down and think to myself how delicious […]
I’m Not Good at this Mommy Thing
Before I had my first, I had never changed a diaper. The first few months of being a new mom was spent saying “I’m not good at this mommy thing” more times than I want to admit. Despite having the highs of experiencing her first smile and laughs and watching her as she learned to crawl, the […]
