Chattanooga Moms

Before my husband and I had children, dates nights were a weekly occurrence. Now that we have three young boys, we take what we can get. Frequent date nights just aren't possible during this season of life, so one...

How was your day? <good> Did you have a good day? <yes> My kids are still young elementary schoolers, but this quick question and response cycle has come early in my house. Every day when I pick them up from the babysitter’s...

I'm a big believer in the old adage "it takes a village." Until recently I believed my village consisted of only people; now I'm welcoming anti-depressants into my circle. My life has welcomed many changes in the past three years....

With summer coming to a close and the temperatures dropping (finally!), I can think of many things that bring me joy: pumpkin spiced anything, walks outside, and the start of holiday season. But it hasn't always been this way. I...

As soon as the calendar turns to September and the temperature dips below 70F degrees, I know fall is just around the corner and my excitement is palpable. While each of the four seasons has its own merits, fall...

Dear Husband, Really, dude? Remember when we talked about her starting Kindergarten and him starting preschool, and how mornings would now take the two of us? How starting your own business was giving us more time as a family? I vividly...

My second child, David, has this gray t-shirt with a Golden Snitch on it. I actually got it from Melissa, after one of her boys passed it on, because I had lusted after it so heartily in her presence....

I don’t know when my handbag addiction reached its peak, but I do know the exact moment it began. Several decades ago, I had a crisp $20 bill in whatever bag I carted around at the time — most...

Listen.  I am not a parenting expert by any standard, but there definitely was a point in time where I thought I was getting pretty close. When I had my first baby, I had just endured nine months of unsolicited...

"Mom, I am bored!" We have all heard those four words probably more often than we would like. A few years ago I started telling my children that I would be happy to find them something to do if...