When You’re 16

If you’re a long time reader, you’ll recognize my BFF Gwen – she’s the mom of triplets.  ZOMG, I know – right?  You can read her story here. Anywho, Gwen and I have been friends since the 7th grade.  We went on to rock our high school drama class and break hearts everywhere.  OK, that last part […]

Could We Survive Infant Daycare – Or the comments that come with it?

From the moment I learned I was pregnant I planned to return to work. Having a successful career and a couple of awesome kids was all part of the plan, my beautiful master plan. What could possibly go wrong? Well, a funny thing happened on the way to the OB. I was struck by the […]

Summer Camp and Mean Girls

So you go off to summer camp at 8 years old expecting to learn campfire songs and macrame, but you leave knowing swear words in 3 languages and all about french kissing.  Click here to read about my one and only summer camp experience.

The Email that Changed Everything

Thank you to Yahoo! Mail for sponsoring this post about staying connected. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. My bravest moment involved one little email. Now this email might not seem like a really big deal to most but everything changed the day […]

The Gift of My Other Mother

A letter to my stepmom: You didn’t hear my first word or see my first steps. You didn’t send me off to my first day of school. You didn’t kiss my boo-boos or read me bedtime stories. Yet somehow you became every bit a mother to me as my own. You knew when to be […]

In the Closet

You can visit & subscribe to my YouTube Channel by clicking here where I like to talk about the skeletons in my closet.

25 Things You Don’t Know About Me

Us Weekly is pretty much my go-to for hard-hitting celebrity news.  I think we can all agree this publication is worth the pictures alone.  My favorite feature is “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me” and since I’ll thankfully never find myself on the pages of Us Weekly, allow me to publish my own list…although it’s […]

Mommyfriend’s Mommy

I wrote an essay on Yahoo! Shine in honor of International Woman’s Day last month that I’d love to share.  Click right here to learn all about Mommyfriend’s Mommy and why she is so rad.

Forever Part of Me

You can visit & subscribe to my YouTube Channel by clicking here where I almost never cry.

Graco Heart to Heart Blog: Perfect Imperfection

My dear friends at Graco gave me the wonderful opportunity to guest blog on their adorable Heart to Heart Blog!  My relationship with the Graco family began over a year ago when they shined their Blogger Spotlight on the newly launched Mommyfriend.  Their continued support of my site has been amazing and I am honored to guest blog for Graco, a company I truly believe […]