Meghan Moran Wilson
The Luxury of Undivided Attention
When we had our second child, just one month ago, I knew that it would be hard for our older one to share attention after she had gotten all of ours for the past...
The Best Gift is Help
Although I haven’t read it, I’m relatively familiar with the 5 Love Languages. However, after you have a baby, I’d argue that, no matter what “language” your love normally speaks, the best gift is...
Flagstaff’s Most Sustainable Restaurants for Take-Out
I’ll start this with a disclaimer: I’m not the best one to be writing this. We so rarely order take-out (or go out to eat, for that matter) that my knowledge is severely limited....
In Defense of Pets – the benefit of pets for children
Last week, we said goodbye to our sweet old hound dog. As I reflect on how thankful I was to have shared more than 8 years with him, I think about how good having...
2-Minute Shower Challenge
About five years ago, when there was a drought in Cape Town, South Africa, two creative women came up with a plan to inspire people to save water in the shower: a 2-Minute Shower...
Please Don’t Buy Balloons
My husband and I hike in some remote locations. In fact, as an archaeologist, he is often in places where he doesn’t see another soul, besides his coworkers, for days on end. Yet one...
Let’s Talk TTC
Let’s take a minute to talk TTC.
What’s TTC? It’s the medical acronym for “trying to conceive,” or actively attempting a pregnancy. So acronym-y. So sterile (no pun intended). Unable, in these three small letters,...
I Know You Have Good Intentions, but Please….Just Don’t.
Good intentions are never a replacement for respecting a parenting decisions. Remember, the five minutes you see are not a complete picture of what parents are teaching.
Last Sunday, Crispin, Claire and I went for...
My Love/Hate Relationship with Day Care
I have a love/hate relationship with day care.
Claire was born in January. I was lucky enough to have about ten weeks of family leave. (Although I’m privileged compared to most in the country, I...
An Invitation to Become a Better You
Having a child is an invitation to become a better you.
I recently saw a meme that said, “Things we model for our kids, whether we realize it or not…” and it listed: relationships with...
11 Gifts Better Than What You (Feel Like You Need to) Get From Amazon
This holiday season, Americans are slated to spend more than $178 billion ($823, on average, per person) on gifts. Most of this will be from online purchases, and thus we’ll have the double whammy—not...
How to Parent in More Eco-Friendly Ways: Toys and Clothing
This is the third segment in a three part series tackling how to parent in more eco-friendly ways. The first post was on cloth diapering, the second on food waste, and this one will...
I See You, Single Mama
Today was pretty typical. I got up, got Claire changed, dressed, and gave her breakfast; got myself dressed and ready, and headed out. The drive to campus would be 35 minutes, but for our...