New Year, Same Me
by Maureen Zhao
The ball has dropped. The calendar has turned. The party blowers have been blown. The fireworks have gone off. Resolutions have been chosen. Gym memberships have been made. Trendy diets...
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Clutter
Dear Santa – all I want for Christmas is a clean house! With the holidays right around the corner, we are bracing ourselves for the barrage of toys that will...
Must-Reads for Children’s Christmas Literature
by Amber Harder
Each morning in December, the kids and I gather in the living room after breakfast. We get the fire going and snuggle up together on the couch. I pick up...
December Kindness Countdown
by Ann Knuttila
We’re in the first week of December. No one can argue that the Christmas season is upon us. Do you and your kids have a countdown going? I feel like we...
Letting Go of the Perfect Christmas
At this time of year, there are two types of people: Those who are giddy about the holidays and the rest of us. I fall into the second group. In my...
When the Holidays Are “Happy-Sad”
Many families will grieve a loss this holiday season. A divorce, miscarriage, a loved one’s decline in health or their death. Maybe it is the loss of a job or...
Inexpensive Style Updates
The Target toy catalog arrived last week. The Target holiday decorating catalog arrived this week. Fine. Take all my money. Sound familiar? Heading into a fun season of holidays, you...
Thou Art Exhausted – Keep Pumping On
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week and we have a special extended line up for you! Our writers will share their triumphs and tears through their personal recollections of making sure...
Your Career and the Courage to Breastfeed
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week and we have a special extended line up for you! Our writers will share their triumphs and tears through their personal recollections of making...
Celebrating Breastfeeding Despite My Traumatic Birth
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week and we have a special extended line up for you! Our writers will share their triumphs and tears through their personal recollections of making...
Appreciating the Great Outdoors in Minnesota
by Liz Murray
After a long, tortuous winter, summer is finally upon us. And for Minnesotans, that means one thing: getting outside. June is National Great Outdoors month. I doubt any of us...
Just Let Them…
My kids are always thinking up ways to earn money. From selling used pencils on the front steps to strategizing what of their siblings’ things they could sell in a...
The Magic of the Multi-Family Vacation
I went to Mexico for a week with four kids under three. Sounds like the beginning of a dramatic, cautionary tale, right? It might seem like it at first, but...
Recipes to Survive a Day Stuck Inside
Some days, the thermometer never rises above -15 degrees. Or the torrential rain never takes a break. Or your toddler never stops refusing to put on weather-appropriate clothing. The only...