Maria Sette
I Choose Sanity
Every morning I wake up and declare, "This is the day I will actually organize my house!" This resolve lasts until breakfast with my preschooler. It takes all my energy to feed this super...
Grandfather Love
When I first met my father-in-law, I fell in love. Don't get me wrong, obviously I loved my husband first, but there was something very charming about my father-in-law. In fact, I even jokingly...
The Question that Changed our Bedtime Struggles
Before my son was born, I didn't really think too much about bedtime rituals. I had many friends who were already parents, and most of them were laissez-faire types, and their kids seemed good...
Fun Ways to Celebrate Memorial Day
Did you know Memorial Day was originally Decoration Day and dates back to the Civil War? It wasn't until 1967 that the federal government changed the name to Memorial Day, and it became the...
Low-key Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day
Did you know that Mother's Day is a worldwide holiday that begin in 1908? It finally became an official holiday in the United States in 1914. This will be my fourth Mother's Day, and I...
Springing into Spring….FINALLY
Opening Day of baseball, barbecuing, pedicures, flip flops, freshly mowed grass, flowers blooming and allergy attacks! After a long and brutal winter, these are just some of the signs for me that Spring is finally...
Education: Public or Private?
I am a product of both the private and public school systems in Fairfield County. I also currently teach in a private school. As many of my friends are now approaching the time when they...
How to Survive Parties as a Food Allergy Family
Recently my son was at a birthday party and one of the moms came up to me and said, "I just don't know how you do it." I looked at her with a quizzical look.
“Do...
All by myself…time for a solo vacation {Mom Confessions}
Recently I was watching Grey’s Anatomy (yes, it’s still on), and Meredith had a moment that totally clicked with me. Without spoiling too much, in the previous episode she left to go visit Derek...
Mobile Mechanic
Love your car? Hate setting up oil changes and other small jobs for it? Me too! Like most moms, the idea of trying to set up an oil change is almost as bad as...