This summer and now cusp of fall has been a challenge for me as a mother.  Theoretically, I know that I should look for the ways the rain has brightened our lives despite the increasing cabin fever.  There are people who have much more terrible things happening in their lives than incessant rain when you’re used to clear skies, right?

Daniel Tiger’s library books are all overdue but they’re hidden somewhere in the house, can Daniel Tiger pleaaaaaaase tell his mom and dad where they are? Daniel Tiger only wants to eat chicken nuggets and nothing else, not now, not ever Daniel Tiger needs to stop running into the street in front of trolley so Mom Tiger can stop having

If we were catching up over coffee, these are just a few of the things I might spill (not including my latte with the triple shot that the toddler tries to smack out of my hand ahem ahem ahem). Being a foster parent has fundamentally changed me as a person.  I feel like being a foster parent has untapped and

Do you have a little one making their way to preschool for the first time?  Or, heck, it’s been a long summer — do you have a little one who’s ready to go back, and needs a reminder about what their days will look like in the fall?  Do you also like saving money? Then these are the picture books

I did it, y’all. I bit the bullet. I joined the Tinder But For Mom-Friends App (Peanut) that everyone’s been talking about. And oh, what a journey it’s been!  And is still being! Join me, won’t you, for a stroll down recent-memory lane, of my summer of mom-friend love, and see what kinds of friends you too can try to

If you’ve gone through the process of formally hiring a babysitter through the magic of the Internet, rather than through a family friend of colleague or baby cousin, then you know there are a thousand lists of very practical, necessary questions you ought to be asking.  Things like, do you know CPR and First Aid, what would you do in

Someday, they tell me, I’m going to miss waking up at all hours of the night for a sick kid or a crying baby. Someday, they insist, I’m going to wish I heard a little voice at the top of the stairs asking mama for one more song even though they should be in bed. Sometime in the future, I’m

If you’re looking for a nice non-alcoholic treat this summer, behold my go-to list sent straight from heaven to my brain and passed on to your eyeballs reading this.  Because as much as solo parenting frankly is enough to drive me to drink, sometimes it’s not the right time or place. ALAS. Looking back not-so-fondly that time at the botanical

Whether you’re traveling solo or with the little ones in tow, I’ve got summer travel tips for miles and miles of breastfeeding and pumping!  If only you could earn skymiles that way… Solo So you’re on a solo trip and you’re pumping.  How to keep your sanity? Find places that have pumping stations.  Just the other day, I was at

My daughter was born in July, and (heat stroke pregnancy aside) it’s the beeeest.  But it also means hosting a gaggle of hot, sweaty children who have no concept of “dehydration” or “don’t touch that AC unit by the side of the house, you’ll lose a finger, kid.”  Lucky for them (and you!) I’ve got TIPS. Behold, these summer birthday