Caitlin Jacob
Caitlin made her way to Lafayette more than a decade ago, after growing up in North Carolina and then graduating from the University of Georgia. Since then, she married the man who introduced her to Cajun country, and they welcomed their now 5 year old daughter into the world. She spends her days working in marketing, telling stories using her bag of digital tricks. When she’s not working or wrangling her tiny human, she can be found running (slowly), testing new baking recipes (ask about her almond poppyseed bread), or wielding a glue gun for her latest craft project.
Asking For Patience Every Day
I like to think I'm a generally patient person.
Or at least I did. Until I had a child who loves to push things to the very edge, trying to take everything one (or five) steps...
Watching My Daughter Fall in Love With the Library
I have vivid memories of frequently visiting the library in my hometown growing up. It wasn't very big -- actually it was just one room in a strip of stores on Main Street --...
I’m Drowning in Construction Paper
My little one is creative, and that's great! She enjoys arts and crafts, building and creating, and it's something we love to do together.
But I'm currently drowning in construction paper.
Our pre-quarantine lives already generated...
Check on Your Introverted Friends, Too
I've seen a lot of posts on social media as we continue to stay at home and practice social distancing: "Check on your extroverted friends. We are not okay."
Well, I've got some news for...
Bringing the Disney Magic to Isolation
"Mom, can we go to Disney World?
"No baby, remember? We can't go on any trips for a while because of the virus."
Thoughtful pause. "That's okay. We'll go to Disney World tomorrow."
Okay, so maybe I...
Never Have I Ever: Mom Edition
Most of us probably played the game "Never Have I Ever" sometime in our younger days. Take turns going around the table, naming things you'd never done, trying to look cool, and maybe calling...
Forget Resolutions: Make Your Changes Today
We're well past the start of the new year, and I think that's the perfect time to set new goals for yourself. The holiday craziness is behind us, and we're settled back into our...
Take the Help: How Saying Yes Can Make All the Difference
There are lots of ways we can react when we see someone else's child throwing an unholy fit in the middle of Target: sympathetic smile, judgey-judgement, pretend it's not happening, just be thankful it's...
Always Check Your Pockets …. or the Totally PG Reason My Underwear is Covered...
It started innocently enough. It always does.
We (finally) took family pictures on a Sunday morning. We planned to get everyone up and dressed, take pictures, pick up some donuts on the way home, and...
My Christmas Wish: Less Stuff
Our daughter isn't just our only child. She's the only granddaughter/niece or nephew on both sides of our family. That means she has three loving great-grandparents, five grandparents, and six aunts and uncles all...