We’ve all been there, the day that started off bad and just seemed to get worse. But then, a small kindness changes things. A compliment. A stranger paying for your morning coffee. Someone who lets you merge in that...
According to Julian Treasure, a leading expert on sound and communication, “listening is our access to understanding.” Without actively listening to someone we can never understand where they are coming from. Treasure uses a simple acronym, RASA, to relay...
When a baby is born, so is a mama. Yet throughout pregnancy, the majority of the planning and preparation is for the newborn. We have a baby shower. There is a nursery to plan. We make decisions about pediatricians...
If you have never celebrated Galentine’s Day, you’re missing out. It may be a fictional holiday, but it’s one you will want to add to your spring calendar, for real—and for good!
Celebrated on February 13th, Galentine’s Day was...
A book club saved my sanity in 2020. Whether we were meeting outside at Sanctuary Spirits to discuss Untamed by Glennon Doyle or meeting via Zoom to go over Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, book club gave me something...
My husband and I got married in our early 30’s but had been dating for 10 years. This means we went to a lot of weddings before ours. I even remember thinking we would never get there. Luckily we...
No matter which mama you are, working or stay-at-home, this whole pandemic thing is probably weighing on you. Stay-at-home moms can’t do the weekly classes or play dates they used to look forward to. Working moms don’t get the...
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Cooler weather is here, and with that comes the draw of spending the evening snuggled up in a blanket with a good book. Stocking...
