by Stephanie | Oct 3, 2013 | family life, motherhood
Some choices are hard because we are torn between two options and the “right” outcome is not necessarily clear. We feel polarized because it is not obvious which path is the best one. With other choices, we know the answer in our deepest selves, we can...
by Stephanie | Sep 29, 2013 | family life, parenting
Today is our inaugural post in the Brilliant Book Club Series, our first of two posts on Hilary Levey Friedman’s Playing to Win. The Brilliant Book Club is a collaborative project among five bloggers: Lauren Apfel of Omnimom, Deb CG of Urban Moo Cow, Sarah...
by Stephanie | Sep 23, 2013 | family life, funny, motherhood
I am so excited- today is the first “group post” I have participated in, and it is with some of my best blog friends. We were recently discussing all the bizarre things that come with parenting that we weren’t prepared for, and decided we’d...
by Stephanie | Sep 19, 2013 | family life, funny
I deserve a medal for the time I kept a straight face while uttering the following sentence, We do not put our labias on the rug. Yes. I authoritatively declared that in our family, it officially goes against code to put our collective private parts on carpets of any...
by Stephanie | Sep 17, 2013 | family life, funny, parenting
Earlier this week, we had a rough night in the parent ‘hood, resulting in a disappointing five hours of sleep for Mommy. The next morning, I stumbled down the stairs in a stupor, attempted to insert an IV drip of Seattle’s Best Coffee, and started to cry when...
by Stephanie | Sep 12, 2013 | family life, motherhood
A few days ago in Colorado, the temperatures were still well above 90, and it definitely still felt like summer. Today, it is a cool 60 degrees, and it has been pouring rain for several days nonstop. In fact, several of my close friends have just been given orders to...
