Thoughts While Doing Laundry
My husband and I have worked out a wonderful system of household chore distribution that works well for us. We each know who is responsible for what, and mostly, it...
Indoor Fun for the Family
My husband has a long history of gag gifts. His specialty this year was a magnet I proudly display on the refrigerator that reads, “My favorite outdoor activity is going...
When McDonald’s Man Marries Mississippi Market Woman
I think way too much about food. Maybe it’s because I am the main grocery-shopper and menu-planner and food-maker for my family of 6. Maybe it’s because I am always...
Take Your Moments to Take Care of Yourself, Momma
Last week, after an exhausting day, I crawled into bed and laid right down onto of my son’s pee stain, cuddled up and went to bed. In peace. That’s when...
Mom Hair at its Worst
Stretch marks? Ok, I knew they were coming. Areas of stored “brown fat” my midwife told me would be impossible to exercise away until I was done nursing? Made my...
Ambiverted Mama
The question of being an introvert or an extrovert has always paralyzed me. Um…a little of both? How could I choose? Were people really all one or all the other...
The Me Mom
One of the most challenging aspects of motherhood in this digital age is the built-in comparison between yourself and others. Intentional or not, one casualty of mindless newsfeed scrolling is...
The Zen of Knitting
by Kate Kearns
I’ve always had a hard time defining my creativity. Am I artistic? No. Even my stick figures are shameful, and I can’t draw a circle to save my life. Am...
My Interracial Marriage & Our Family Together
by Meghan Yancy
A wonderful gal from Twin Cities Family wrote a stellar piece called, I Married an Old Guy, and I loved the whole thing. My situation isn’t exactly the same, but...
Cozy Style
It is Minnesota. It is the middle of winter. We basically live in the tundra. And today I got excited because there was not a negative sign in front of...
If You Give Your Child a Banana
If you give your child a banana, chances are that someday soon they will ask for another. If your child is preferential to consistency, like mine, their daily banana will...
On Diversity: More Than Meets the Eye
by Erin Statz
My little family is racially diverse, and it starts with me. I’ve had people talk about my race since I was a child, but it’s always been a guessing game. ...
Ethical Consumerism & Products for Our Homes
by Laura Senske
I love getting great deals when I’m shopping. I once took my husband garage sale shopping and found the cutest, brand name jean jacket for my toddler for pennies. I...
6 Keys To Hating Winter Less
Winter. It’s what this great state of Minnesota is famous for—the long, cold, snowy, stay-in-your-house-kind-of-frigid days of winter. When my daughter was about 3.5 years old, she walked out into...
