by Amy | Oct 24, 2017 | My Family, Parenthood
A few weeks ago, I posted a picture of my daughter Chloe, age 2 1/2, on her first day of preschool. She was smiling so proudly in her navy top and striped skirt—a schoolgirl ready to take on the world. But 20 minutes later, when I attempted to drop her off and say...
by Amy | Oct 5, 2017 | My Family, Parenthood
If you’re old enough to remember a bath product called Calgon, then you definitely remember their commercials. A frazzled mom yells, “Calgon, take me away!” and is transported into a luxurious bubble bath, where, presumably, she can no longer hear...
by Amy | Oct 3, 2017 | My Family, Parenthood
Have you heard? The buzz word of the day is “self-care,” moms. This means we’re all supposed to do a better job putting ourselves first, or at least not putting ourselves last. Sounds good, right? Every day, I read articles touting essential self-care...
by Amy | May 23, 2017 | My Family, Parenthood
Babies supposedly become toddlers at one year, but that’s nonsense if you ask me. At 12 months, my daughter was still crawling, babbling and mostly bald. That’s a baby, right? Also, she was super easy-going back then—open-minded towards whatever books, meals or...
by Amy | Apr 20, 2017 | My Family, Parenthood
If you’d met me before I became I mom, you would have been impressed. Not only had I earned a masters degree and become the boss at my job, but I wore stylish outfits and blow dried my hair every time I took a shower, which was daily. I really had it going on. So when...