It’s been over two months since we moved from Virginia Beach to San Diego, and we're still getting settled. Two months seems like a long time, but I’ve come to understand a PCS as more than just a physical change of station; rather it’s an entire season that extends...
In late 2016, as my husband and I drove to Virginia Beach to house hunt, I turned to him and said, “Get us back to D.C. as soon as possible.” We lived in Alexandria, just south of Old Town and a short drive from Washington, D.C. You know – Civilization. And now we had...
Everyone knows the Soccer Mom. She’s an athleisure-wearing, minivan-driving, suburban mom whose children may or may not actually play soccer. Being a soccer mom doesn’t mean a woman isn’t intelligent, creative, ambitious, and/or thoughtful and perhaps we shouldn’t...
I cannot think of anything more fitting for a fourth child than his birth story being written a year after his birth. So here goes. Theodore William was born the third week in May, a solid 8lbs 7 oz and blue as a blueberry. I love babies. I make very cute babies,...
Hello and welcome to my new site! Former readers might remember this blog as My Kid Stole My Cool, and prior to that, Non Om Mom. (Look, titles aren’t my strong suit.) I started blogging twelve years ago when I was pregnant with my first baby and preparing to move...
