Tag: growing up
New Friendships: The Day My Best Mom Friend Moved Away
This post comes from deep within the heart. I started to write this just a few hours after watching my best friend drive away with...
First Grade Feels {Transitioning from Kindergarten}
It feels like it was only last month that I watched my oldest daughter step on the bus on her first day of Kindergarten,...
Self-Esteem and Empowerment for Young Girls
In the wake of the Women’s World Cup win earlier this summer, my daughters posed lots of questions related to the power of girls...
We Made a House a Home: A Letter to the Next...
I’m not sure if you can see it, but this house is special. Maybe that’s because it is my own. It was the house...
The Mom Guilt is Just Too Real
The mom guilt is just too real.
Not sure why I didn't notice when it started, but they say hindsight is always 20/20. I...
Work Hard, Be Kind, and Never Pay Full Retail: Things My...
I recently drove home from a night up at my parents’ house in New Hampshire. Since my son was asleep in the back seat...
Meet Elisabeth: Sleeping In
Some of you are going to hate this.
I’m sitting here on a gorgeous morning, sipping coffee from my “Rise & Grind” mug. My dog...
Meet Meg Ryan: The Teacher Not the Actress!
Yay, hello! I am very excited to be here! My name is Meg Ryan, the teacher, not the actress. First lesson: Me.
My Childhood
I grew up...
How Do You Vacation?
Finally, this summer I’ve booked a trip for our family of six. We haven’t had a full week away, just our immediate family in…well,...
Sleep Away Camp Here We Come!
There have been a lot of big moments for my daughter this year. In April she turned 10, she's going to see Harry Potter...