April 11, 2015 was my daughter’s fifth birthday party. In the pictures from that day, I am wearing a knee-length fluttery skirt and an aqua tank top. I…
Recently the US declared children’s mental health to be a national emergency. While the spotlight helps, the mental health system for families is profoundly broken and in drastic…
Among the latest Internet hate-fest rampages is the subject of autumn. I don’t get it. People seem to have lost sight of the fact that pumpkin spice lattes…
“I have so much to get done before school gets out.” I’ve been hearing this a lot lately from all kinds of moms – full-time working moms, part-time…
Strap yourselves in. This may take a while. In no particular order, here are some things that make me want to move to my own planet. Cat Haters…
When my daughter Sammi was just over a year old, she had surgery to repair a congenital heart defect. After the worst of it was over and she…
Before tucking my three young children (ages 3, 6, and 8) into bed, I look through their bookshelf to find a bedtime story. My contacts sticking to my…
Little white lies. We’re all guilty of using them, whether it’s to protect someone’s feelings or to get out of attending the fifth Pampered Chef party invitation we’ve…
A lot of people wonder what it’s like to have anorexia, but I know all too well. My eating disorder and I coexisted for five years (age 11-16).…
Forty-five years ago a house fire made me want to be a better person. From Kindergarten to Grade 4, I attended a small elementary school in a small…