Hilary

Hilary
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Hilary was born and raised in New York City. She moved to Connecticut after college to go to graduate school, where she met her husband Dan on their very first day. She now lives in Ridgefield with her husband and their two rugrats, a daughter C (born 2013) and a son L (born 2015). She works from home as an attorney, which would be completely impossible without coffee (for mom) and television (for the rugrats). She spends most of her free time (when there is any!) reading, drawing, and listening to lots of music. You can find her over at https://www.instagram.com/apinchofsaltus/, where she documents the humor of life through all things colorful.

I’ve Turned into My Mother (Thank Goodness for Me)

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Twenty or so years ago (though it seems like just yesterday), I was a moody teenager. And, if you were like me back in those days, you probably had a laundry list of things...
old toys

Clean Up, Pick Up, Put Away (and Throw Away): Decluttering our Home for Good

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I grew up in an apartment, which meant that we didn't have a garage or an attic to hide junk in. Instead, if something couldn't be shoved into the deep depths of a closet,...
family home

Home Sweet Home for Sale: Saying Goodbye to Our First Family Home

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Change is often good. But I am not good at change. Five and a half years ago, my husband and I bought our first house. What we needed at that time was clear: a convenient...
martyrdom

Mommy Martyrdom: When You’re Too Stubborn to Call On Your Village

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It Takes a Village. We’ve all heard it or said it at some point in our child-rearing years. My husband and I are lucky and grateful to have our village, with all four of our...
play dates

The Bitter Truth: We Don’t Have Time for Play Dates

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Play Dates.  Two words I have very mixed feelings about. My older child is introverted like me. She loves school, but plays alone much of the time. I’m not particularly concerned, given I was the same...
new year

My New Year’s Resolution: A Year in Review

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“It’s Wine O’Clock!” Most of us have probably uttered these words at some point since having children. My kids are great kids, but they’re still kids. They’re loud, they don’t listen, and they lack impulse control....
no personal space

A Farewell to Personal Space: Motherhood as an Introvert

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I have, and always have been, an introvert and homebody. When I had kids, my biggest fear was that I would have to start socializing with new people so that my children weren’t hermits....
hobby

Surviving My Husband’s Hobby: Has He Forgotten Me?

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My husband and I met in 2005, a lifetime ago, when we were only 22. One of the first things I learned about him was that he had been playing ice hockey since he...
not wanting a third child

Impossible Decisions: The Guilt of Not Wanting a Third Child

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"Are you going to try for a third child?" My public response: "Well, we're not sure yet." My inner voice: "Nope." Why not just be honest? Because I am guilty. I have always had a tough time with the...
raising siblings

When an Only Child Raises Siblings: Uncharted Territory

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I am an only child raising siblings, and I have no idea what I am doing. Let’s be honest here. Do you really know what you're doing on this journey called parenthood? Wisdom indeed comes...