The 10 Categories of Yard-sale Success – Mommy Edition
My parents were visiting this past weekend, and since my mom is the “yard-sale queen,” I knew she’d be game for hitting up the last of the local village-wide sales […]
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Get (Out)side: 10 Ways to Give Your Kid a 1970’s Kind of Summer from Scary Mommy
I know I’ve been doing a lot of “re-posts” lately, but this summer has already started to kick my butt – between my actual baby (who’s 8 months old today!) […]
A Sense of the Past: Rachel Carson in Companion Magazine
I recently came across this lovely vintage article, with lovely vintage photos (via US Fish & Wildlife), written by Rachel Carson as a precursor to her book, The Sense of […]
Green(ish) Mama: The Need for ME Time
My first Mothers Day was just all right. Not the most wonderful day (in fact, it started off fairly crappy), but I did manage to turn my mood around mid-day […]
A Well-(Baby)-Oiled Machine
James has been at daycare for about a month at this point – a milestone that I (mistakenly) thought would make the oh-so-carefully-structured style of my life go haywire. Instead, things have become more streamlined […]
Green(ish) Baby: The (Questionable) Science of Sleep
Fast asleep Before I rant, I’m acknowledging the fact that being a new parent = a major lack of sleep. I get it. It’s the tease of sleep that I […]
A Letter to My Son: I Will Always See You
This is a post I’ve been thinking about writing for a while – an open letter to baby James promising that I will always try to do right by him. […]
Tips & Tricks: New Dad Survival Guide – The Mindset by The Art of Manliness
Now that I’ve discovered The Art of Manliness, I’m hooked! And The Mindset part of the New Dad Survival Guide so hit home for ME that I just had to […]
Green(isn) Baby: Back to Work, Mama
Back in the saddle again – my office has never looked so clean! So I returned to work last Thursday. I was already apprehensive about the transition, so when James […]
Green(ish) Baby: Finding a Balance
As my maternity leave winds to a close, and I prepare to go back to work full-time, I’ve been reflecting on my time with sweet baby James. I started my […]
A Green(ish) Life 