by Stephanie | Sep 11, 2016 | family life, motherhood
She is ten now, and we have just wrapped up the most fantastic, elaborate, and detail-oriented birthday party I have ever thrown in my decade of parenting. So satisfied with myself am I that, after the last parent picked up their child at 9:30 p.m., I requested that...
by Stephanie | Sep 2, 2016 | motherhood
You guys, I had a book published this week! It was super exciting! This is the 4th book I have had published as co-editor of The HerStories Project, but it’s the one that feels closest to my heart. So Glad They Told Me: Women Get Real About Motherhood is now...
by Stephanie | Aug 14, 2016 | motherhood, parenting
While my girls and I were hundreds of miles from home visiting my parents, my almost-ten-year-old daughter got a fairly serious foot laceration. We took her to a local urgent care to have it examined; it’s always stressful seeking medical help when traveling,...
by Stephanie | Jul 21, 2016 | motherhood
Sometimes the hardest topics to write about (or talk about) are the most important ones. I have always written openly about my history of pregnancy loss–several miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy– and I think it’s been both cathartic for me...
by Stephanie | Jul 10, 2016 | family life, funny, motherhood
Then: You arrive at the pool with your towel, delicious beverage, ipod, and a novel. You wear a string bikini that actually says Corona on it. Sometimes you spritz yourself with a water bottle when you are hot but too lazy to walk five feet to sit with your legs...
by Stephanie | Jun 13, 2016 | family life, motherhood
A few days ago, my children and I sat on a patio having lunch with a good friend for her birthday. I held her newborn baby while my girls cooed and tried to make him smile and my friend managed to eat some bites of her food with her hands free. As we sat there, we...
