Motherhood

(Also, see the January Edition: Tending to the Body, February Edition: Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health, and March Edition: Organization ) When we started this Survival Mode series in January, we had no idea that a pandemic was coming. No one did. We chose to run this series because we wanted to provide you with […]

From our April Survival Mode series, here’s a playlist you can turn to whenever you need a pick-me -up! Music is a gift that enriches our lives so much. In motherhood, it can serve as a beautiful reminder of who we are, who we love, and where we have been. It feeds our dreams and […]

Growing up, I don’t think most people would have described me as bold.  I have always been an extrovert by nature, but also a “go-with-the flow” kinda gal. I often did what was expected of me, or much to my chagrin, what everyone else was doing. I would follow the crowd as long as it […]

Photo by: Red Fern Photography When my first son was a year old, we moved from our Brooklyn apartment to New Jersey. Life in New York City had been tough. It was exhausting and mentally demanding for my husband. It was also a lot more lonely than we anticipated. Making friends was difficult, and the […]

photo by: @bloomlightphotography When my first son was born, I had a lot of self-doubt. Being a parent was completely new for me, and I felt constant pressure to be a perfect mother. I often questioned whether I was making the “right” decisions. Since my husband and I weren’t living close to any of our […]

For other articles in our Survival Mode Series, click here. This month’s collection of tips center around organization. Physically organizing messy parts of our homes, or streamlining parts of the day that are particularly stressful, like school mornings or the awkward time after afternoon naps and before dinner, will help us feel calmer, cooler, and […]

We’re now all spending more time at home than ever before, so our editors wanted to share some resources from around the web that can help us spend this time with our kids at home in meaningful ways. After all, love begins at home!  In truth, all our babies really need is our love and […]

Have you heard of “Mommy Wars?” It’s that epithet used to describe moms criticizing one another for their parenting choices. The internet is rife with this type of behavior, and it can be pretty terrible.  Posting a harmless picture of your two-year-old eating ice cream in the car can solicit remarks like: “Anyone who hasn’t […]

My daughter was two and a half weeks old when we started potty training our triplets.  On the surface, this might seem like the absolute worst time to potty train. I mean seriously, who takes sleepless nights and endless nursing sessions, and tacks on mad dashes to the bathroom, piles of poop on the floor, […]

I NEED TO ESCAPE MY LIFE. I literally said this the other day in a huff as I ran past my mom while gathering water bottles, snacks, shoes, sunscreen, hats, a check to deposit at the bank, plus 3 packages to return to UPS…and crap, I thought, I need to call the insurance company. My […]