As Ben lay his head down on the pillow, he said with unbridled excitement, “I can’t wait to get my white belt tomorrow!” I paused, "Ben, I don’t think they give out white belts the first day of class. Don’t get your hopes up, kay?” His...
"Come on Ben! You have to toughen up!" I say this to him after urging him to do his practice math test all morning. I say this after he's blamed his teacher, math (for being stupid and boring) and me for not feeding him properly. (For the...
Sometimes they overstimulate me completely. The noise, the rowdiness, the fighting, the constant fingers in everyone's butts. My HSP little heart starts to lose it. After being very shouty (which didn't work) I pulled out my camera and...
Nico is hereby banned from our local produce store. You know the kind. That grocery store with the small aisles and even smaller carts. The carts you can't strap your child into because they have somehow, at only 3, gotten too big to...
Self-care isn't just bubble baths + mani-pedis. Listen in as I chat with Lisa Byrne about self care for mamas. The real kind. The practice of self-care. Enjoy! "How do I craft my life so I can show up in the best ways possible? It's a...
1. Wonder Lab: This is my brand new monthly membership program! Every month, we explore a different theme + I bring you all sorts of inspiration based on that theme. This month we are exploring creativity! Which of course, is my favorite...
When my son Ben was about 4 years old, he took his very first swim lessons at the local YMCA. I didn’t realize until we arrived that I wouldn’t be inside the pool with him, so I watched from the window just outside. (Albeit a little...
Happy holidays everyone! I woke up yesterday morning a bit tender... it always feels that way on Christmas morning without my boys. But especially this year with the pandemic (that made any other plans impossible) and the fact that I'm...
Dear Wonder Seekers, If you'd like to complete this extraordinary year in a powerful way, honor what happened (what you created, how you were brave and also, what was disappointing, what was hard, what there is to grieve) I would love to...
We are all carrying a question. It buzzes in the background. It’s at the heart of everything we do. We don’t know it’s there, but it’s at the core of our vulnerability. As I chatted with a coaching client yesterday, there it was - her...
If you are on this list, it is totally possible that you make a wish when you see 11:11 come up on your clock! Or maybe you text a friend, "It's 11:11 baby!!" Or maybe you just feel like all is right with the world when you see those...