About 1 1/2 years ago, I decided to [have Joe] repaint our kitchen over the weekend. It hadn’t been painted since we moved into our home 5 years earlier, and it desperately needed a fresh coat. I was done with the light green the contractor had painted it prior to us buying. Needless to say, […]

I cannot begin to tell you how happy I was to start drinking coffee again after the first trimester repulsion. During each of my pregnancies, coffee was – at best – unappealing for the first trimester, and – at worst – completely nauseating, even just the smell or thought. This time around, at about 3 […]

I’m a little over five years into my journey of motherhood, and I’m just now realizing the importance of community. Real, messy, honest, raw community. The importance of having that group – and it doesn’t have to be a large group – that you can draw on for support. Someone you can text at 11 […]

Life’s a bit crazy these days. I’ve been trying make an effort to slow down and find shelter this month. I’ve been thinking a lot about the juxtaposition of two ideas so prevalent in the summertime: the temptation towards perpetual busyness, for better or for worse, in addition to life’s normal responsibilities – the jumping about […]

As a work-from-home mom with only 1-2 days per week devoted to an 8-hour work day, I have to be so, so careful and intentional with my time. Over the past year I’ve had to implement a few somewhat basic, but nonetheless necessary, routines into my life. I’m not a very “good habit” person by nature, so these […]