I've been a slacker at blogging. I was talking to my friend at church the other day, and I told her it's hard to blog because I feel like a hypocrite. The whole point of this blog is to encourage others on their journey to work from home with small kids, and lately I feel …
The World Is Still Beautiful
This morning I woke up with a heart that felt raw and exposed. I, like so many others, feel the weight of grief from watching our nation being torn apart. I, like all of us, am part of conglomerate of voices with feelings, opinions, anger, sadness and disbelief about events across the country and right next …
Saying No to a Full-Time Job
It’s only Tuesday and I am already tired. Mostly from a billion thoughts I can’t get out of my head. I am a little scatter-brained right now. As much as I love writing freelance, sometimes it’s hard for me to keep track of what is what. Technically, I am working contract for 5 different companies, …
I’m Not Famous and That’s Ok
Today I am 31. It’s a place I’ve never been before, obviously. I’ve mostly stopped having all these high expectations about where my life will be at a certain age, but a few of them I still cling on to. Like, I honestly thought I would be a successful writer by now. What is successful? …
Friendship > Opinions
Dear Mamas, I love being alive in 2016. I really do. I know the world is messy and screwed up and confusing. But can we just stop for a second and acknowledge what an amazing thing it is to be alive, right now, today? We have so many options. So much potential and so many …
Goodbye George (Thoughts on Motherhood, Guilt & Dreams)
My husband text me to tell me that PBS pulled Curious George from Netflix. My first thought was panic. It’s like the one thing my daughter can watch without getting bored. That and Winnie the Pooh, but I can only handle so much of the same two Pooh movies. At least, the annoying monkey brings …
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Learning To Swim
My 20-month-old daughter is in a baby water safety class. It’s something I have always wanted to do, since before I even thought about getting pregnant. I saw a video of a young toddler waddling outside alone and falling into the pool. Every parent’s nightmare, right? But the toddler quickly turned on her back, floating …
Who You Shouldn’t Invite to Thanksgiving
There is a guest that creeps into your home around the holidays and loves to taunt you during your thanksgiving festivities. He is worse than your conspiracy theorist uncle. He likes to tell you that your turkey being too dry is the end of the world and that you’re a failure because this year, the cranberry …
Nap Time, Write Time
It's almost 2 pm on a Monday afternoon and I am sitting on my bed in the quiet, alone, drinking iced coffee. I must be dreaming. I have a fiery, high-energy 16-month-year-old who is FINALLY passed out. I am exhausted after a long morning, and I just want veg out on Netflix and forget the world. But …
The Stay At Home Something 