Auditioning For the Byline
There’s a particular kind of afternoon I don’t just remember — I romanticize. Summer. The pool. Four kids within five years, which meant sunscreen negotiations and lost goggles and someone…
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There’s a particular kind of afternoon I don’t just remember — I romanticize. Summer. The pool. Four kids within five years, which meant sunscreen negotiations and lost goggles and someone…
Some of the best ideas I’ve ever had as a parent came from pure survival instinct. Summer stretched out in front of us—long, unstructured, and full of children who needed…
Life comes in seasons — literally and figuratively. There was a season when I ate lunch (if you can call a banana and some cashews "lunch") in the pickup line…
When my oldest lost his first tooth, I had grand ideas. The magic! The fun! The excitement! So after he decorated his little envelope, tucked his tooth carefully inside, and…
There are exactly two weeks left of school runs.My youngest gets her license in June, and with it, her independence AND mine. Next fall she’ll drive herself to school, and…
This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. Every year, I plant a few things. And every year, it’s a journey.…
In January of 2025, I bought a domain name. It sounds simple. It wasn’t. I had been circling this dream for years — decades, really. I was an English major…
This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. We had done fish. We had done hermit crabs. We had done birds…
This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. When my husband mentioned he was headed to a guys' weekend and needed…