Category: Motherhood

How was your Labor Day weekend? We had a really nice time, from a Friday night Ghost Walk with our hilarious friends Maggie and Alex (who are, by the way, quite possibly the best people to go out on the town with) to some lovely friends in our neighborhood inviting us to their family pool … Continue reading “Long Weekend Shenanigans”

Yesterday was Emil & Oliver’s first day of Montessori! Milo has been going all week and loving it, but it was really something special to see all of them marching up to their classrooms (the school is on large wooded grounds and has many house-like buildings; each building is a classroom) hand-in-hand, giving kisses and … Continue reading “First Day of Montessori”

Over at The Washington Post today for a little piece I wrote on mindful parenting. Check it out if you’re up for more! And have a wonderful day…

Emil turned 3 last Thursday. He is the funniest, most interesting, toughest and most tender-hearted little thing. He is a dichotomy in every sense of the word; giving millions of kisses on my cheeks, eyelids, forehead, and nose, and in the next second pummeling Oliver for taking a piece of his cereal. We all adore … Continue reading “Emil Turns 3”

I’ve given glimpses of issues I’ve had with parenting style over the years, but I’ve never fully delved into what our parenting style looks like because, well, there’s just so much out there on parenting right now and the last thing I want to do is to add to the competition, the “Mommy Wars,” and … Continue reading “In Defense of Conscious Parenting”