I have recently read this article on Psychology Today and got really angry about the things books and articles have us believe that our babies need. They tell us that…
This was going to be an updated post from 232, entitled the Long and Grinding Road. However, I have located something even more exhausting than running for 22 minutes…
you know what’s hard? adding another baby to your family. not so? well, it was for me. frankly, i was a jerk about it. i had a friend warn me when i was…
Modern communications are fraught with unwritten rules. For many of us, it is a minefield to figure our way through the simplest of human interactions – when using…
I only bought a couple small gifts for my son this year, but he’s the only little one on both sides of the family. In spite of restrictions…
my husband’s family home is 100 years old and stands in the center of a town that has grown up around it. in the face of change, growth,…
In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer. -Mark Twain After musing with mum-friends over cake and lemon bars about…
I lie in bed and I WISH. I WISH and I WISH and I WISH. I wish for easier mornings and less bills in the mail. I wish…
Baking is an exact science, which is why you should be impressed by your yummy-mummy friends who bake —especially those with infants and toddlers since they are likely…
Everyone complains about January. They are tired, miserable, paying off their holiday debt and suffering from lack of sunshine. I get it. I don’t experience it, but I…