Sep 25Member-onlyI Lost Myself In Motherhood: How I’m Starting To Find Myself AgainIt’s far too easy when you’re a mother to fall into the trap of putting yourself last. Especially when you have very small children. When everyone else’s needs seem so much more immediate than yours, often because they’re louder about it or because they’re dependent on you to do everything…Motherhood6 min readMotherhood6 min read
Sep 18Member-onlyThe World Is Not Built For Twin MomsI’m aware this is a very “first world” problems kind of thing. I know I should count my blessings, be grateful, and so on. I also realize there are bigger — much bigger — problems in the world and if this is what I have to complain about then I’m…Parenting6 min readParenting6 min read
Jul 30Member-onlyI Think I Love Having Twins. Finally.I paused to look at my kids today. For those who don’t know, I have 3 children: A 16-year-old, and twins who will be 2 in just a couple of months. Yep, that’s a pretty big age gap. No, it wasn’t intentional. But while I can talk about large age…Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read
Apr 14Member-onlyWhy I Suck At Building Good Habits (and You Might Too!)Lately, I’ve been thinking and learning a lot about habit forming. I’ve always struggled to build good habits, which I’ve always chalked up to just pure laziness. For the record, I don’t actually think I’m lazy, but it’s one of the mean things I say to myself to explain why…Atomic Habits5 min readAtomic Habits5 min read
Apr 12Member-onlyLet Your Kids Fail SometimesMy friend doesn’t let her son pour his own juice. I learned this recently when I was visiting her to catch up. We sat in her kitchen drinking coffee and chatting when her little blond four-year-old tornado burst into the room, making a beeline for the fridge. “Juice!” he shouted…Parenting5 min readParenting5 min read
Jan 17Member-onlyI Am A Reader Who Isn’t Reading Much At the MomentFor a large portion of my life, being a reader was basically part of my identity. A part I often got teased for when I was younger, but a huge part of what made me who I was. I always had my nose in a book, to the point where…Reading5 min readReading5 min read
Dec 17, 2022Member-onlyI’m Trying To Stop Giving People Unsolicited AdviceThe topic of unsolicited advice has been buzzing around my brain lately and I wanted to sit down quickly and jot down some of my ideas on the subject, if for no other reason than so those ideas would exist somewhere other than just in my mind, distracting me from…Advice4 min readAdvice4 min read
Sep 29, 2022Member-onlyUsing AI Art for Stress Relief and InspirationI’m no artist. I mean sure I write stories, and some people consider writing art. But I have never gotten comfortable with that. I don’t mean with the idea that writing is art, but with the idea that anything I make could be considered art. Then I started tinkering around…Ai Art7 min readAi Art7 min read
Sep 19, 2022Member-onlyAnd Just Like That My Babies Are OnePeople always say time goes by too fast when you’re a parent. “Where does the time go!?” we lament at each new milestone. Each passing birthday, at the start of every new school year, often just randomly throughout the years. “They’re growing up too fast!” I have to admit, the…Motherhood3 min readMotherhood3 min read
Sep 12, 2022Member-onlyThe Unexpected Thing About Having Children Over A Decade ApartI feel like I should know all this but everything has changed — When I became a mom for the first time, I had no clue what I was doing. I was fairly young (23 years old) and none of my close friends or siblings had kids yet, so it was kind of like I was doing it first. Within my circle at…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
