The holidays just aren’t the holidays without a little Christmas Vacation in your life. It’s a classic and my personal, all-time favorite movie. I can seriously quote the thing from beginning to end. Growing up, one of the best...
Ah, those beautiful babies of ours. They bring so many moments of joy to our lives. And... not so joyful moments. One thing mine definitely did: ruin my social life!
When your child is little, it's easy. You just bring...
My brave husband took our daughter on their first daddy/daughter solo trip mid-August. I dropped them off at the airport at 5am, armed with enough snacks to last a week, $20 worth of toys from the dollar bin at...
Last month, I got to live a real life mom fantasy. My husband took my 18-month-old to visit his family on the east coast for TEN DAYS. He left on Father’s Day, so he spent a day that is...
With my "Love letter to my Mommy Friends" on the brain, let's talk about friend dates, because why not take your best girlfriend on a date? If you're anything like me, it's time to change up the usual happy...
Stitch Fix.
If you haven't heard of it, please continue reading. If you have heard of it, I'm here to hook you for good. I use Stitch Fix for a variety of reasons. First, between working full time, running an...
Having a fabulous babysitter is a game changer in the world of parenting. If you have one, you already know the comfort that comes with having a great babysitter. If you don't yet, you're probably on the hunt for...
Remember before you had kids and you were all like "Oh, my kids are just going to adapt to my life, I'm not going to change for them, they'll just do what I do." Then you realize your newborn...
Back when I was a single gal, footloose and fancy free, I was always, always, ALWAYS BUSY. I said yes to so many things at a time that just thinking about it now makes my head spin. And my...
I actually peed my pants - in middle school - when a guy with a chainsaw chased after me.
I was convinced by some girlfriends to go through the haunted house that had set up shop in our local mall's...
The first book club I ever joined was a neighborhood book club, which started a few months after several new families joined our neighborhood in Littleton. We discussed who might be interested at the annual 4th of July party...
I love girls' nights. Actually I just don't love them--I need them. Since becoming a wife and mother, I need them to stay sane, to keep connected with my girlfriends, and to get deep about life's big issues: you...
Have the three magical words, Parents’ Night Out, ever filled with you excitement?
Upon seeing flyers advertising childcare for “Parents’ Night Out” posted at my daughter’s gymnastics studio and my gym, I was instantly filled with ideas. We weren't...