Laurel Hess
An Open Letter to My 18 Year Old Self
When I was 14, we all had to write letters to our 18-year-old self at a school retreat. For some reason or another, I didn’t actually write the letter. I remember being in a...
4 Free Things to Do in Lafayette When You are Touched Out
Like my oldest child, I grew up with Sensory Processing Disorder. While I have adjusted and adapted with age, I still have an immediate spike in anxiety when I hear loud noises, overlapping noises...
Marriage as Told Through Text Messages
My husband and I have been together for 12 years - which means a lot of text messages! In the early days, we both had flip phones so most of our texts were pretty...
#SelfCare is a Lie
I’m a big fan of “hashtag” speak. Even though I’m in my thirties, I still get a kick out of #treatyoself when justifying something or #blessed when I’m being ironic about an event in...
Is Anyone Defending Mrs. McCallister?
Ahh it’s the holiday season! And with the holiday season comes one of my very favorite things - holiday movies!
While I love the typical Elf, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and Family Stone - I...
4 Stages of a Daycare Phone Call
4 Stages of a Daycare Phone Call
My kids have been in daycare since 10 weeks and 7 weeks old (respectively). My first one is finally, mercifully in Kindergarten, which means that I have been...
Parenting Beyond Common Sense
I like to think that I stay pretty vigilant most of the time - especially when it comes to my kids. If you looked up the definition of “helicopter parent” online, I’m fairly certain...
Not All Heroes (or Trick-or-Treaters) Wear Capes
We have reached that turn in the year, heralded in by the return of Pumpkin Spice Lattes, the Halloween section of Target, and an overwhelming desire to watch Hocus Pocus (or is that just...