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The High Price of Career Tunnel Vision: What You Can't Buy Back
I want to start by saying that this isn't the "rule" or a guarantee by any means, but much more of an observation I've made. It is...
Nov 5, 20248 min read


How I Ditched Traditional Health Insurance To Pay Less & Get More
Insurance sucks. I'll just start out by saying that. I feel like it's Mafia-level gangland behavior - constantly rising rates,...
Oct 12, 20245 min read


Third Time's The Charm: What I’m Doing Differently for Baby #3
When I had my first baby , I was a basket case. Admittedly neurotic, burnt out, frantic, OCD to the moon. It all came from a good place;...
Oct 1, 20246 min read


My Newborn Feeding Favorites
They say the third time is a charm... so here we are! It's my third baby in a row , and I've tried all the things. These are the...
Sep 18, 20243 min read


How Becoming a Parent Drove Me Toward More Traditional Values
When you're young, your focus is on the immediate needs and desires of your age group. I don't remember caring about much besides the...
Sep 16, 202412 min read


From Overpacked to Essentials: What I Actually Used During My Hospital Delivery Stay
During my first birth at the hospital, I way overpacked. It looked like I was going away on a 10-day vacation. I took everything with...
Sep 7, 20244 min read


Navigating Unhealthy Hospital Food: Here's What I Did to Eat Well Postpartum
If you've been following my content for a while, it probably comes as no surprise to you that I was absolutely horrified by the food...
Sep 6, 20244 min read


My Third Birth: A Lesson in Trusting in God's Plan
I've shared a lot of personal experiences on this blog over the past year. From what it's like to have babies just 14 months apart , to...
Aug 23, 202411 min read


Against The Advice: My Decision to Opt for a VBAC-2
There are two very clear camps of women when touching on this topic - the ones that think it's nuts to VBAC, and the ones who couldn't...
Jul 21, 20248 min read


The Challenge and Joy of Three Consecutive Pregnancies
Most people thought we were crazy, but a few totally got it. Once my husband and I decided we wanted to have kids, we knew we wanted to...
Jul 3, 20246 min read


Traveling Internationally With Kids? Here Are The Tips You Need to Know.
I am one of the brave souls that has traveled both domestically and internationally as a parent of babies, and now toddlers. Was it a ton...
Jun 10, 20245 min read


My 4 Favorite Healthy (Store-Bought) Toddler Snacks
Once you really start learning and looking into things more as a parent, you can easily become horrified with the amount of crap that is...
May 12, 20242 min read


Make Grandparents Great Again: The Rise of the Golden Age of Boomer Self-Indulgence at the Expense of the Young
It's a spicy topic that keeps getting hotter, and has recently become elevated from private conversations held between 30-somethings...
May 9, 20246 min read


11 Thoughtful Gift Ideas For a Mom With Multiples
As life changes, our needs change along with it. Single women will surely enjoy different gifts than a mom of four will, based on where...
Apr 29, 20244 min read


6 Taboo Things I Do While Pregnant
During my first pregnancy back in 2021, I remember being totally overwhelmed by how many new "rules" there were for me now that I was...
Apr 21, 20245 min read


The Best Playgrounds in Lower Fairfield County, CT
With two toddlers just 14 months apart, you can bet your cute little heinie I've been on the ultimate playground tour the last couple of...
Apr 17, 20243 min read


I Went to Public School, and Here's Why I'll Be Homeschooling My Kids
Where I'm from, you don't see this much. Public school was by far the most common option, followed by private or Catholic schools for...
Mar 28, 202412 min read


6 Must-Have Items For Toddler Airplane Entertainment (Without Screens)
Traveling with young kids isn't easy. But traveling with bored, tired, young kids is inevitably worse. The flying experience has...
Feb 16, 20243 min read


Self-Deprecating Mom Humor is Wack - It's Time to Grow Up
Was it always this way? Is this how our parents talked? I can't imagine my grandma speaking like this with her friends, commiserating at...
Feb 8, 20244 min read


3 Things I Changed the Month Before Getting Pregnant
Let me start off by saying: I am not a doctor, this is not medical advice, and I am only speaking from my own personal experience. Now...
Feb 3, 20246 min read
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