

Finding Friends
It can be incredibly difficult to make friends as an adult. This challenge has been highlighted for me every time I've made a major move....


Resolution Guilt
I shared last week about my undying love for goals and resolutions. I love reflecting on the closing of one year and planning for the...


Resolutions
This is a repost of a blog I originally wrote in January, 2016. It felt like a timely reminder. I did update the years so that it...


Holiday Self-Care
I love Christmas. I love the music, the twinkling lights, and the traditions. I love the holiday baking, Christmas cards, and the...


Easy Answers
There was a time when grocery shopping with my children was a nightmare. I would wear my youngest in the Moby wrap, put my two-year-old...


Stuffed
One year my family went to the Cheesecake Factory for my birthday. I don’t remember exactly what it was that my brother ordered, but it...


Witness
The other night I looked over at my husband and noticed some new lines around his eyes, a few gray hairs sprinkled at his temples. He is...


In Comparison
Last Tuesday was Halloween, and, as in living rooms across the country, my children came home to examine their treasure. They sorted...


Renegotiation
There is a bench on a berm in Woodstock, VT, across the street from a Carribean bistro that serves amazing fried plantains. My husband...


The Imposter
I knew that I wanted to attend graduate school at the University of Tennessee the moment I stepped foot on campus. Before that point, UT...