When I talk to other moms, the conversation inevitably makes its way toward sleep: how is your sleep? Are you sleeping through the night? We sleep-trained Noah when he was 6 months and had a great run of 12 hour nights. But it seems like […]

they say motherhood changes you. I agree and yet, the change, I would argue, is almost imperceptible. Growing up I felt like being a mom carried a weightiness to it – something you endeavor to do only once you have reached a certain maturity. Yet, […]

One thing I love about this blog is the way you all help me think about and process the various inchoate thoughts floating around in this brain of mine. After writing my last post on lessons from the PhD, my therapist friend (thanks Erin!) told […]

I defended my PhD yesterday! Surreal that in a couple of hours, the phase of life you’ve known over the past 8 years could suddenly end. I know people had warned me the end feels anti-climatic for all the moments during the PhD you spend […]

I guess I have a lot of catching up to do since it’s been 8 months since I last posted here. Every now and then, I have a spark of creative energy which makes me think about this space, but in between moving house, getting […]

It’s one of those rare moments of quiet. Noah went down for his nap a half hour earlier than normal, Peter is at church getting ready for service, and I am sitting with a cup of warmed up oolong tea, leftover from a Saturday hangout […]

I’m finding that babies and gardens are what remind me of time passing. A month ago, our garden box was organized rows of little seedlings and in just a few short weeks, it is now an explosion of towering sunflowers, bolted bok choy and a […]

I have just finished picking up chewed up watermelon pieces strewn around Noah’s high chair, after putting Noah down for his 2nd and last nap of the day. It is our last day in Tawas, Michigan, and Noah has certainly gotten his fill of sun, […]

This is part 2 of a 3-part series on pregnancy and labor, specifically a non-medicated one since that was the route I chose. Part 1 covered the scientific evidence around naturopathic recommendations given by midwives on what to do during pregnancy, while Part 2 is […]

When people ask me to tell them something they don’t already know about me, I often say this, “I’m an Australian citizen.” Strange to say when all I’ve ever known of Australia were the yearly trips we would make to visit my Grandma during the […]