What Not to Say to a Mom of One
This post was originally published in 2015 I have one child. It’s not by choice. I would have had more if my eggs had cooperated. Other moms have one child...
Kristin P.
When Infertility Treatment Fails
National Infertility Awareness Week April 18 – 24, 2021 Anyone can be challenged to have a family. No matter your race, religion, sexuality or economic status, infertility does not discriminate. National...
8 Presents I’m Gifting Myself This Season
It’s that time of year when my husband, mom and mother-in-law start their requests for a wishlist of things I’d like for the holidays. And every year, I briefly scan...
The Truth About Turning 40
I’ve been working up to this day my whole life. Like a lighthouse flashing in the distance, I always knew it was coming. What started as a faint pinprick of...
Sharing is Caring…and Strange
I don’t like conflict. Not one bit. Even the slightest hint of confrontation turns my face beet red and demolishes the sweat-blocking powers of even the most clinical deodorant. If...
When Anxiety and Depression Come Home
Two weeks. That’s how long it’s been since I thought I could tell when someone was happy rather than hurting. How long it’s been since I thought depression and anxiety...
Beat the Winter Itch: Fight Dry Skin with Vanicream
{Disclosure: This post is sponsored by PSI. All opinions are 100% my own.} As Minnesotans, we know dry skin. We know rough, parched hands and tight, itchy post-shower skin. We know...
My Biggest Fear: What if My Child Doesn’t Make Friends
For the first four years of my son’s life, he happily played with a built in-group of friends: kids of our friends, a network of cousins and a very small...
Finding My Inner Slow Parent
I stay home part-time with my 4-year old son. And nearly every one of our days together, we head out on an adventure. Some are small like a walk to...
Your Grown Son Won’t Eat His Boogers (and Other Worries You Can Let Go)
Confession: When we left the hospital with our newborn son, I was convinced we were on the road to a royal mess up. How anyone thought we were capable of...
Holiday Shopping Made Easy with Creative Kidstuff
Disclosure: We’ve partnered with Creative Kidstuff to tell you about the amazing personal shopping experience they offer. This is a fantastic way to check off your list for your kids all...
How to Sleep Train a Preschooler in 25 Easy Steps
We’re past middle of the night diaper changes. We’re over 2am feedings. Our crib met the attic more than a year ago and pacifiers are a distant memory. Our son...
The Perfect Body
I have a perfect body. A ten in every regard. Every time I look in the mirror, I say to myself, “Wow. Check out that bod!” while winking and firing an...
My Dog is Still My First Born
My husband and I have been blessed with one 3-year old son. And yet, in many ways, he is not quite our first-born. Not entirely. Because in some ways, that...
