life lesson #5.

Long ago on this blog I started posting life lessons, but then forgot about them.But, today, as I learned a particularly important life lesson, I thought I’d bring it back… Today’s life lesson: Not everything is best purchased in bulk. See EXHIBIT A: I love buying things in bulk. Jumbo cases of toilet paper, 6-packs […]

life lessons for fern #7.

Dear Fern, Today I am going to share a life lesson that is one of my favorites and that is… Whenever you have a chance to dress up – take it! Whether the “dress-up” occasion requires a silly costume or is a black-tie affair, embrace it!  One of my favorite things in life is getting […]

the heart of a mother.

I know that with everyone writing about the tragedy that occurred in Connecticut last week you’re probably feeling totally inundated with everyone’s thoughts on the situation, so feel free to skip over this post if you’d like. But, I basically just needed to put my thoughts out as a way of processing for myself and wanted to share […]

my future teenage girl.

Over the weekend, I started thinking about future teenage Fern. I know this is obviously many years away, but I spent Saturday with my dad and while we were hanging out my own teenage years came up in the conversation and it got me thinking about the fact that my sweet, little baby girl will […]

life lessons for fern #6.

Dear Fern, My lesson for you today is this….Maintain a bit of mystery. In this world of play-by-play social media, it’s easy to become an over-sharer.  It’s human nature to want to connect with others and sharing is part of that, but there is a time and a place for everything and there is definitely […]

life lessons for fern #5.

Dear Fern, Today’s piece of advice comes to you from the wise Amy Poehler: “No one looks stupid when they’re having fun.” This is one of my favorite things about you right now.  You are a baby and you don’t care what you look like, you just enjoy the world around you, untainted by peer […]