I’ve really thrived in taking longer and longer fasts from social media. It’s been good for my soul to unplug and keep my eyes on what’s immediately in front of me– the temptation to covet the beauty all of you create and share in online spaces can sometimes be too much for my mental health… Continue reading Hanging on in the time of Coronavirus
Oh man you guys. I thought I was going to do the super-homeschool-mom thing and school the kids all summer long, and maybe I still am, but for now I’m getting the vibe that these guys are JUST SO DONE. And truthfully? So am I. I overheard the squad making LEGO villages in our den this morning… Continue reading Summer Rules
Confession: I love television. No, really. I love television. I come from a long line of television lovers. Sitcoms in particular bring up happy memories for me. I grew up happily gathered with my parents and siblings around episodes of Cheers and Seinfeld, and then Everybody Loves Raymond. I could watch marathons of The Golden Girls and Frasier as a teenager, and as… Continue reading The Everymom’s Guide to Eliminating Screen Time
I have a confession to make. I’ve written a ton here about taking a sabbatical from social media, and it’s pretty clear to me that my mental health is usually in a better place when I’m not spending my free time scrolling mindlessly through the events of everyone else’s post-worthy lives, but…I’m also at a… Continue reading Unlike, Unfriend, Unfollow
It’s been six weeks, and I know if I don’t get this story written soon I’ll forget all the glorious details that I definitely want to remember forever. And you guys have been waiting for this haven’t you? I mean, I can’t possibly be the only birth story junkie out here, right? Well, here… Continue reading My Hygge Homebirth
Happy Friday, friends! If you’re like me, you’re watching the summer come to a close (maybe with a tear in your eye? and also a sigh of relief at the sheer exhaustion of an eventful few months?) and doing your best to will the fall weather here ASAP. Were I in my typical mid-August routine,… Continue reading Making and Holding Space
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? Something sad happened to us this week. Maybe not sad, per se, but something disappointing and discouraging. For those of you new to our program here, Celia is my 10-year old daughter who happens to be on the autism spectrum. And this week, Celia was on an adventure with…
Hello friends! Oh man. It’s been close to a year since my last post. Really, Lauren? What happened??? So here’s the thing. In my last post, I talked about taking a break from social media. But true story… I needed a break from media in general. I needed to work some stuff out. I knew… Continue reading I’m back!
I’ve been sitting on this topic for a while, and given the current headlines, now seems as good a time as ever to break it out. Whether you’re a die-hard environmentalist or just a person looking to spend less at the grocery store every week, chances are you’ve given some thought to ways you or… Continue reading Baby Steps to Wasting Less
Today marks the second full year since I left my ladder-climbing career to be a stay at home mom. I celebrated with a bowl of peanut butter puff cereal, two loads of laundry, and a 30-minute session of YouTube yoga. Truthfully, if you’ve been following me for a while, you know that this has not been an… Continue reading Do the Thing
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