Christine Davis
Christine Davis lives in Flagstaff with her husband, Justin, and her children, Jett and Cadence. They like to go on easy hikes, eat lots of local food, and have fun in the sun and snow. She holds an MFA from Northern Arizona University, where she currently serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the English department. When she's not teaching or chasing children, she writes and publishes poetry.
10 Tips for the Pumping Mama
I breastfed my son for a year with minimal problems, and only pumped while at work, so when my little girl came along and had feeding problems I was pretty much beside myself. I...
Time Management for Moms
As we wrap-up New Year's Resolution season, I've been thinking about something my students constantly struggle with: time management. I always assure them that I struggle with this too! I find it difficult to...
Mom Saver: Pockets of Away Time
My lovely friend gave a demonstration about time management at our work orientation awhile back. A jar was held up and then filled with rocks. The rocks represented the big things we all have...
The Anxious Life: December Edition
I see my future, a plan, a goal, and then it flees the frame. I can't remember what I am supposed to do. A staircase appears, and I begin ascending for the sake of...
The Weight of the Worrying Woman at the Holidays: Seasonal Mental Load
I've read all about the mental load that women carry. In relationships, women tend to do most of the mental labor. Seasonal mental labor includes researching toys, choosing what gifts to buy family members on...
Motherhood as Limitation
I've been lucky enough to take lots of writing workshop classes (and to teach some, too). Writing can be overwhelming. Like...what do you write about? It's easy to feel stuck. Guided writing activities are...
Why I’m Not a Fan of Hugging it Out: A Forced Hug is Not...
When I was little the “hug it out” routine was in full swing. Parents, coaches, and other adults asked kids to hug each other, usually right after a conflict that wasn’t fully resolved. The...
How to Keep Cool Without AC
People who move to Flagstaff are often shocked to find that most of our homes and apartments don't have air conditioning. I grew up in NC without AC so I'm used to toughing out...
Geography of the Heart: Becoming a Mom in a Different State than Family
I'm the first daughter in my family to move to a different state in at least five generations. That's right, I have broken a tradition dating back to the 1800s. Southern guilt is real,...
House Hunting in an Out of Control Market: How We Got the First Place...
We recently sold our townhouse without having another place lined up. No, we weren't leaving town. Yes, we were worried about it. As the days ticked on, the stress mounted.It was what we had...
What Can a Man Be?
There are many important conversations happening in America, and I'm not saying this one is more important than others, but it came up at my dinner table this week: what does it mean to...
Up All Night Mom: The Second Shift
If you aren't familiar with the term "the second shift," it refers to the domestic labor that mothers perform after returning from jobs outside the home. The "equality" of this labor has improved somewhat...
Book Recommendations
Good news is hard to come by these days, but here's some: book sales have increased. On my own social media accounts, I keep seeing posts of people asking for book recommendations. As a...