Summer vacation at home with two young children is an odd time. I know many women would tell me to appreciate this time with my girls, they’ll only be this young once, it won’t last, someday you’ll yearn for days like this. You know, You’re Gonna Miss This. And I agree, I understand on some level, and I do my very best to treasure this time. But on the other hand, there are a bunch of young moms out there who I’m sure would agree with me when I say it’s downright exhausting. The days […]

A number of years ago, had someone asked me if I were happy, and I mean genuinely happy at least once every single day, I would not have been able to say yes. I have struggled with maintaining emotional stability in the past having experienced both some very high highs and some very low lows. I have sought help, learned the importance of talking about my feelings, made improvements, and repeated the cycle a handful of times. When I first learned that I was pregnant with Clara, I felt confident that I would be dealing […]

Dear Girls, Tomorrow I will return to work after six short weeks of maternity leave at home with both of you. The time I have spent with you while welcoming Eloise into our family has been so precious and while I know our summer together isn’t far away, it’s still so difficult to leave you both. At the same time, I must admit I’m looking forward to having structure and routine restored for both of you as well as for myself! Maybe someday you will know the joys as well as the trials and tribulations […]

Mother’s Day, a day to celebrate the women who raised us and the women who are currently doing the raising. To me, this is a day that at least should, in theory, celebrate more than just women who have procreated. It’s a day when I can celebrate being a mom but I can also celebrate the strong women who have helped shape my life and the lives of my daughters in some way: my mom, grandmothers, aunts, cousins, and dear friends, some of whom are mothers and some of whom are not. Without these women, […]

One of the main reasons that I started this project was not only to help me cope with Clara’s Autism diagnosis but also to help others who may be going through similar struggles feel like they’re not alone. A community of like-minded parents is indispensable as a mom and I have found that it doesn’t really matter if this community is composed of close-knit friends or hilarious internet strangers. I’m in a somewhat unique position as the only mom in my close group of friends so I don’t have a ton of mom friends to […]