As moms, we want what's best for our families. We care for our partners, our kids, our parents and our extended family of neighbors, co-workers, and friends. It’s what we do. In 2017, let’s try to do it cleaner...
Before I became a mom...well, let’s start it with pregnancy. Before I got pregnant...I was an organized person. I worked my way through college and always had a ton of things going on. I liked to be busy taking...
Each of us dreams of having our home organized, direct from the Architectural Digest. A haven which is totally our own, that meets our every need and is unique to our taste. Beautiful in it's presence.
With that in mind,...
As public schools finish the first marking period, most of us face the same upcoming event on the calendar: Parent-Teacher Conference Day.
I have a confession… This teacher hates Conference Day.
Don't get me wrong, I like meeting with parents. We...
I am the primary caretaker of two small children and have a part-time job. End of story.
Seriously, though, here's what happened. I woke up with a great idea for a blog post - I needed my computer!
But my three-year-old...
"I am NOT giving my kids an allowance," says young wife to young husband. That was months before their first was born and years before they would finally cave. (That was me, by the way.)
In today's world, parents are...
My husband always has the best experiences when grocery shopping with our two boys.
"People were so nice!" he'll recall. "One lady held the door open, and another offered to entertain Theo while we were waiting in the checkout line."...
This isn't the kind of mom I want to be.
The realization hit me hard as I balanced uncomfortably on my hands and knees, scrubbing the last remnants of sticky goo from our tiled kitchen floor.
My 4-year-old son had found...
We talk a lot about kindness in our house. Before my son went to kindergarten this year, we spent August reading books with great professions of kindness like We’re All Wonders, The Invisible Boy, and Spork. We talked about...
Hurricane Harvey: How Can We Help?
One week ago today, we shared in a moment of majesty and wonder as the nation stared at the sky for 2 minutes and 48 seconds to witness the first total solar eclipse in...
In + Around Richmond
Being a Millennial Mom in 2019: What it’s Actually Like
“I wouldn’t want to raise a kid today.”
That’s what you’ll hear from most adults over the age of 50. As a 33-year-old “Millennial Mom”...
