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  • When Hosting Feels Less Hallmark, More Griswold

    Surviving Thanksgiving, navigating family chaos, and channeling Clark Griswold—one sandwich-generation holiday at a time. Read more

  • The Mom Repetition Game: What I Say on Repeat

    Relatable, funny, and honest—what moms really say (and hear) on repeat every day. From “MOOMM!!” to “LET’S GOOO!!!” Read more

  • The Seasons of Sleep: From Midnight Feedings to Perimenopause Wake-Ups

    Kids and sleep: it’s complicated. From newborns waking every few hours, to toddlers stealing the covers, to perimenopause wake-ups, parenthood’s sleep journey never ends — and you’re not alone. Read more

  • The Sweet Satisfaction of Being Right (Parent Edition)

    A funny and heartfelt reflection on the sweetest words a parent can say — “Told you so.” From skateboards to study habits, one mom shares how the circle of parenting karma comes all the way back around. Read more

  • Sitting in the Ick: Finding Growth in Life’s Messy Middles

    Life’s hardest moments aren’t always endings — sometimes they’re just the messy middle. In “Sitting in the Ick,” I share what this season of uncertainty has taught me (and my kids) about patience, growth, and finding new beginnings in uncomfortable places. Read more

  • The Never-Ending Saga of Sizing, Seasons, and Waistbands That Don’t Work

    Kids grow too fast, sizes never fit, and pants become capris overnight. Welcome to parenting, where clothing is chaos. A funny take on family fashion fails. Read more

  • Tales From The Too-Late Solutions Club

    Why is it that the most obvious solution takes forever and a day to dawn on us—while we suffer in silence like noble martyrs of mild inconvenience? Case in point: we live in a very old stone house. The kind that’s charming and historic and also seems to run on spite. The first-floor walls are… Read more

  • I Swear I Did Stuff: A Domestic Mystery

    I spent the weekend being productive.At least, that’s what I thought I was doing. I didn’t lounge. I didn’t binge-watch a single thing. I was busy. I was doing things.Little things.The five-minute tasks you put off until they pile up like a week’s worth of vacation laundry.Nothing flashy—just quiet, nagging nonsense that needed to be… Read more

  • The Years Are Short, But This Moment Was Long

    I had one of those moments on Sunday. The kind they always tell you to savor.Because it might be the last. My daughter was bored.She wanted help being un-bored.But every one of the 50 things I suggested? Hard no. Cue the tears. The whining. The full performance. Normally, I would walk away. Let her figure… Read more

  • Marriage Means Never Using the Dryer Correctly

    “THE SWIMSUITS DO NOT GO IN THE DRYER!” I yelled down the stairs to my husband. I’ve told him this countless times. Also: Do not do the laundry. I know, I know… I’m supposed to ask for help. But when it comes to laundry? I don’t want the help. Because his way of helping usually… Read more