Post title lifted from a mom I had a conversation with recently Let me preface this post by saying that I understand how nostalgia works. We’re able to look back on a bygone time with rose-colored glasses, so to speak, and wax poetic about how wonderful things were back then. The word “simpler” comes to… Read More I want to parent like it’s the 1980s

The best / worst thing iPhone ever did was stop limiting the number of Safari tabs I could have open at once. Remember when we were limited to eight? Or was it six? I probably benefited from that. There are a few tabs I keep open so they’re easily accessible. Some I reach for specifically… Read More Tabs I keep open

Last August, back when the world was still as we knew it, we were driving home from what I knew was our last JCC pool day of the summer. We’d had a great day with perfect  weather, plenty of splashing to do, and a good toddler attitude (always a win). I was turning onto our… Read More The summer he was three

At our latest MOPS meeting, we were talking about prioritizing, letting go of what isn’t worth our time or energy, finding a balance between sliding through the days with no structure and being overly structured and controlling . . . all of your basic mom worries, really. The women at my table are all knee-deep… Read More The top of the hill

We are well into the summer over here—not that summer really feels as much like SUMMER as when there are school-aged kids in the house, but you know what I mean—and we’ve got a pretty good daily routine in place. I love routines. Love, love, love them. When I was teaching, my classes always followed… Read More Daily Routines

I thought about putting together a gift guide of consumable gifts or maybe writing about attempting to keep simplicity as a part of everyday life even during the holidays, but I thought maybe I’d just share some good, solid gift-giving advice in case you’re a) shopping for a little relative / friend, or b) the… Read More Good gift-giving advice

I stumbled across this really lovely article and wanted to share it with you. Our baby is only one, but my husband and I have already started having conversations about how to help him practice gratitude and sharing our fears related to raising a child in what often feels like a world of materialism and… Read More A lovely link about Thanksgiving and parenting

I should probably preface this post by admitting that I haven’t been the most educated parent out there. I haven’t read every single book about brain development, and I am not up to speed on the latest infant literacy studies. I did read Brain Rules for Baby and loved it, but I am no expert in… Read More Reading Lately: Favorite high contrast board books