Let’s just put it out there right off the bat and say that this episode covers it all, ladies. Saggy boobs, chin hairs, and all the other little indignities that we deal with after having kids? Check. But also Big Things, like following your heart, feeling alone in motherhood, and finding your place in the world.
Motherhood is crazy in so many ways. You find a way to get by on less–much less–sleep than you ever needed before. You learn that you have so much more physical strength than you ever thought. You lose your temper, you lose yourself a bit, too; but you also find joy. So much joy in […]
It marks almost a month since I stirred up a giant shitstorm with some commentary I made on one certain pink and gold sequin lunchbox. In what will heretofore be known as #LunchBoxGate, I (unintentionally, but gratefully) started a conversation about the importance of messaging to our young girls, and in turn, that spurred multiple discussions on what exactly it means to help our kids lead healthy lives.
Wow. Last week was a doozy. While fully cognizant of the fact that it can always be worse (and believe me, I am always reminding myself of this, that these problems are in fact small), allow me a moment of melodrama when I say I was fully, “Jesus, take the wheel” about 367 times over the course of the past seven days.
Let’s talk things that grow from the earth–specifically, fruits and vegetables. And now let’s talk kids–specifically, young kids. These are two things that traditionally do not go together all that well, or easily… until now. Today I’ve got the most delicious recipe–a healthy after-school snacks for kids that (GASP) they will actually love! Perfect for getting together those two aforementioned groups. 😉