Leanne
Leanne is a high school English teacher with a Master’s degree in Special Education who was born, raised, and still lives in Stratford, CT. She married her husband, Chris, in 2012, and they have 3 children; Myles – born in 2013, Nora – 2015, and Bryce – 2017. Leanne and her family love to keep a busy schedule and weekends are spent at the kids’ sporting events, dance classes, or with friends. When time allows, she loves to catch up with friends, watch anything on Bravo and write about her hectic life as a mom of 3!
Admit You’re Happy!
Recently, I learned from a fellow contributor that August was Admit You’re Happy Month. I decided to take on the challenge.
I don’t think the past 18 months have been easy for anyone. I have...
Baseball Summer
I’m a woman who likes to stay busy. Luckily, I married a man who is the same. With three kids who are very close in age, there is always something going on. In fact,...
Easily Influenced? A Jean Shorts Lesson
Let me start with a little backstory:
A few months ago, I was mindlessly clicking through Instagram stories after a glass or two of wine. I reached the stories of an influencer; there are a...
The Right Time
There is never a perfect time, but it can always be the right time. This is something I have been repeating to myself a lot recently.
I have been in my career for thirteen years....
Social Media Relationship Status: It’s Complicated
I have a complicated relationship with social media.
In being part of the generation that is fully immersed in the evolution of social networking, I can say with confidence that having information, in many different...
Hometown Girl
I’m a hometown girl.
I’ve spent 29 of my almost 36 years living in the small northern Fairfield County shoreline town of Stratford. We’re a quick forty-five minutes from New York, an hour from Rhode...
The End of Our Daycare Era
As we round the corner into February, we are past the halfway point of this school year. And, while I was thinking about this a few days ago, it hit me that we will...
I Vow to Have More Fun
I like to pride myself on being a pretty fun person. In my opinion, I’m a fun parent, and, even with my own friends and family, I’m always ready to have a good time!
As...
You Weren’t All Bad
Dear 2020,
You didn’t go as planned.
I’m not naïve enough anymore to believe that when the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2021 all the grief, worry, hardship, anger, and sadness will be gone, but...
An Apology
I'm going to preface this with: I'm not looking for sympathy, and I'm not making excuses.
Right now, my life is a whirlwind. It has been for, well, I guess since I became a mother....