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Essays on Mommying

  • Button Sorting

    The other day I walked into our kitchen and found this on the counter.  The children had taken the giant trifle bowl filled with random buttons that I keep in my…

  • Adventures at the Atlanta Food and Craft Swap

    This past weekend, we ventured out to an event we’ve never attended before: the Atlanta Food (and Craft) Swap.  Hosted by Homestead Atlanta, this is usually “just” a food swap, but…

  • 8 Things I Have Learned Now That I’m 40

    Last week, I turned 40.  FORTY.  It has been a long road, y’all.  And I’ll tell you the truth: these past five years have probably been the hardest since my 20s.…

  • Dollar Store Academy

    There are days where it would be so, so, so much easier to let the kids come home from school, turn on the TV, and let it roll.  We try pretty…

  • Seventh Anniversary

    Today is my seventh wedding anniversary.  And I am wearing a really great dress: If you asked me what my husband and I do to celebrate milestones, I would tell you…