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You may have read my article about going back to work after many years as a stay-at-home mom. (If not, you can check it out here.) I read the comments (the nice ones, at least) and many of you suggested volunteering to get my feet wet in the outside-the-home working world. I've had the privilege … Continue reading Volunteering Is My Jam

Step 1: Allow kids to watch an unhealthy amount of TV. Step 2: Abruptly decide "no more screen time" and force everyone on a walk in 15 degree weather. Step 3: Despite suggesting your 4yo wear gloves and offering to bring gloves for your 4yo in case she changes her mind, leave the house without … Continue reading Recipe for Disaster

What does it mean to be a father? I have always made a clear distinction in referencing my biological father. I have never, that’s right—never, referred to him as my father and have always consciously and distinctly added the preface – biological. I correct people if they refer to him as my dad or father, … Continue reading What It Means to Be a Father

Go see a great movie. If there's one thing you treat yourself to this season, let it be a movie all on your own. Picture it—quiet, dark, the comforting aroma of popcorn. You're transported to another place. My mom offered to watch the kids while I went to the movies. Before she even finished her … Continue reading Watching Lady Bird Was Exactly What I Needed

Next autumn, all three of my babies will be in school, all day, every day. Mindless people ask, “What will you do with all of your time?” I could answer: Laundry, dishes, grocery shopping, going for a run, yoga, walking the dog, checking emails, making phone calls, paying bills, meeting friends for coffee, writing, breathing, … Continue reading I Have a Regret