View fullsize When we were expecting Finn, some friends of ours recommended the book 12 Hours Sleep by 12 Weeks Old by Suzy Giordano. While Finn did not sleep through the night at 12 weeks (or until well after 1 year), I found a…
View fullsize Have you heard of One Little Word? I came across it two years ago from listening to the Elise Joy podcast. Elise and Ali Edwards have a yearly conversation about their One Little Word, and it is always very interesting to listen to….
View fullsize In many ways, the weekend can feel very similar to the weekdays for me as a stay-at-home mom. The main thing that marks the days as different is that my husband is home from work. I realized a few months ago that…
Quote by Ann Landers, advice columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Image illustrated by Mary Galloway for Refinery29. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share a quote about love. “Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows, one day…
Hustle felt like the word of 2015. You can find pretty prints of the word all over Pinterest. I have a love-hate relationship with words like this. There is something good and right about working hard and yet there is nothing enviable about working yourself…
Image via Belhoula Amir Alone time, that elusive little beast. At times, dreaded. At other times, desperately sought at all costs. I recently learned that solitude and loneliness are different. Solitude is the state or situation of being alone. It doesn’t necessarily have a…
Image via Parc Boutique Waiting is such an interesting state in which to find oneself. You want to be able to move forward, but you can’t for whatever reason. Usually, the reason you can’t move forward is out of your control. In this case,…