I was standing in front of the mirror the other day, gazing at what used to be two gorgeous arrays of copper and bronze. They had grooves in them now, my legs, outlined by thin blue lines, and they were beginning to look more traveled than the pants that Christopher Columbus was buried in. […]
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This Is Motherhood
Motherhood is changing your clothes seven times a day because your newborn won the silver medal in spitting up. Motherhood is changing your clothes four times a day because your outfit is considered a giant kleenex. Motherhood is throwing caution to the wind and just heading out into the world […]
Pant Suits to Yoga Pants: Advice for New SAHMs
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Audrey Sanchez of Two Dogs, One Cat and a Baby I recently made the transition from full-time working mom to stay at home parent (SAHP), and here’s the real deal: it’s been really hard. To be clear, both roles are really freaking hard – staying at home […]
The Weirdest Things We’ve Found in Our Mom Purses
I found a toddler’s sock in my purse the other day. Just one. And it’s been two years since I’ve had a toddler in my home. One second I was reaching in there to get out my anxiety medication, and the next, I was pulling out a (most certainly dirty) […]
10 Hiding Places for Moms: A Practical Guide
Nope. This isn’t about how to kick your kid’s ass at hide and seek (though I’d totally read that post). It’s about the real deal, “I have to get the eff-out-of-here-before-I-lose- even-more-of-my-shit” hiding places for mothers. Mother-tested, mother-approved, here’s a list of ten places you can escape to when you’re […]
The Overwhelming
I am suffering from a condition I am referring to as “The Overwhelming.” My entire life is in some way touched by this malady and it really, really sucks. We’ve had some upsetting medical news recently which has shaken up our lives, as well as our diet, and stresses me […]
The Mother’s Day I Found My Strength
Two days ago, my two-year-old suffered what we believe was an anaphylactic reaction to a dinner I made for our family. What began as a toddler’s panic-stricken expression escalated quickly into her vomiting, gasping for breath, and our very first (and hopefully last) Epi-pen use. I held down her tiny […]
Sometimes I Dread Picking My Kids Up from School
Okay, here goes… I dread picking up my children from daycare. In fact, I find ways to prolong it. Sick, right? I’m supposed to want to pick them up. I’m supposed to miss them so much from a hard day’s work of teaching that I’m bolting out the door […]