Bookish, Veganish, Holding it Togetherish
I’ll have both my toddler and preschooler home all day during winter break, and I gotta be honest: I’m a little terrified. I’ll need some easy Christmas crafts to take the edge off. I’ve scoured the interwebs for a variety of crafts that can be done quickly with common household
You know who needs gifts? New parents. The first three months of a newborn’s life are commonly referred to as the “fourth trimester.” This phrase was coined by Dr. Harvey Karp and it’s a clinical term for “hellish conditions.” The fourth trimester can be a rough season. New parents are
“Is he supposed to sound like that?” “Look at him roll to his stomach!! So fast. Is that genius?” “He’s PLAYING with his POOP.” “It’s applesauce. I was getting the laundry.” “WHAT DO I DO?” “They love this game!” “Have you seen my shoes?” “Omg, what a good idea.” “Thanks
Smack. Big A starts from his position in my arms. Our heads swivel about. My youngest son is now howling and attempting to pull Big A from my lap. Welcome to a Tuesday afternoon. Big A has recently started school and has been engaging more at home since. Josh and
With the temperatures low and the wind bitter, my lips are rebelling. Overnight it seems, they began cracking and peeling. Regular lipstick ain’t gonna cut it anymore. I need a product that delivers pigment and protection; shine and smoothness. That’s where the Clinique Chubby Stick and the Neutrogena MoistureSmooth Color
My youngest son feels aaalll the feelings, intently and in five minute interludes. As the mostly sensible adult that I am, it’s easy for me to side-eye these emotional displays. I understand that Mickey will be right back after a brief commercial. “It’s ok,” I’d respond to my toddler’s emotional
Cliches are, is more like it. I wasn’t going to review Chances Are by Richard Russo. Cuz I thought I hated it. But, as my husband pointed out (“You sure can’t stop talking about or put down that book you don’t like.”), my feelings towards this book are more complicated
Have you heard about the STARTedUP Foundation and STARTedUP Richmond? It’s an organization focused on empowering student innovators and entrepreneurs. As Kevin Schamel, the founder of STARTedUP Richmond explained, “the idea of ‘go to college, pick a major, work the same job for forty years, moving up the same ladder,’
The weather is getting cold and my toddlers are going stir crazy. Thank goodness for fall crafts! Gather your extra fall-colored paper, empty toilet paper rolls, and some apples (don’t forget the glitter!). Encourage creativity, fine motor development and problem solving with these 10 fall crafts for toddlers. 10 Fall
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert is imbued with sex and death. These are Heavy Topics worthy of Heavy Novels, yet, Gilbert’s latest goes down like a beach read. Elizabeth Gilbert wrote City of Girls shortly after losing her best friend-turned-romantic-partner Rayya Elias to cancer, making the books’ levity more