I'll start by saying this may not be the guide you are thinking it to be - it's not a "how to handle toddlers and their back talking" guide. Because I got nothing for ya there. This is for...
Mom, what is rape?
My first encounter with sexual harassment was when I entered the seventh grade. Seventh grade, y’all. My best friend’s dad asked to feel my legs, as his wife sat right there watching. I had no reservations...
When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter in 2014, I knew I wanted to try cloth diapering. It just seemed to make sense — it would save me money in the long-term, it’s more eco-friendly, and...
Since the fourth grade, I’ve worn glasses. I was one of only a few kids in my school at that time who had glasses, and I still remember the teasing I received for having them. I was eager for...
Let me start by stating the obvious - it's really hard to make friends as an adult.
When I moved back to Centerville after finishing college, I felt incredibly alone. None of my close friends from high school were living...
It's cute and fun to talk about self-care in the form of bubble baths and glasses of wine, or overflowing cups of coffee and Netflix binges.
While those certainly are beneficial and a form of self-care, today, I'm talking...
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Our kids are bendy. Sometimes really bendy. Almost like Gumby. (DMC...
When I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl almost twelve years ago, I felt sort of relieved. I figured navigating through all of her milestones, big or small, would be a breeze because I am a woman who...
So, you know that meme you see on Facebook?
Something like, "I have a cough and I Googled my symptoms and turns out I either have a cold or six months to live." It's funny because we've all done...
I’m 10 weeks postpartum, and I’m still having moments when I feel like the walls are caving in.
Moments when the sound of my crying newborn triggers instant anxiety. Moments when I snap at my Saint-of-a-husband for no good...
We had been lucky. Three kiddos in, and we had avoided the one thing as a parent I dreaded the most, a toddler sick with the stomach flu. With a whole lot of luck, blessings from above, or perhaps...
There’s nothing like a walk in the woods.
Rays of sun sneaking through branches, a cascade of shimmering light. Early morning solitude with fresh fog lifting from the trail. The sounds of silence. Soul-filling natural beauty. The poetic hiking journey...
When I mention I use essential oils to people, I usually get one of two looks. One of excitement because they too "know the ways" of the oily life or the eye-roll of a person that's gotten one too...
On any given day, I have a never-ending list of things to do.
Two part-time jobs, school, two children, a husband, a house, and they all need my attention. I am constantly pulled in different directions. Which thing is most...
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Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
