Meghan Moran Wilson
Meghan moved to Flagstaff from Western New York in 2011 to pursue a PhD in Applied Linguistics. She met her now husband a couple years later and they bought an off-grid, water-catchment house in "the 40s" (about 35 minutes from town). She greatly enjoys teaching English and conducting research in linguistics at NAU. She also enjoys hiking, riding horses, exploring new places, reading historical fiction, hanging out with their four dogs, and, since January 2021, spending as much time as possible with their small fry, Claire Angelina.
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...
Parenting in More Eco-Friendly Ways: Part 2, Food
This post is the second in a three-part series about how to parent in a more environmentally friendly way. The first post was about cloth diapering, this one tackles food waste, and the last...
Parenting in More Eco-Friendly Ways: Part 1 (Cloth Diapering)
This post is the first in a three-part series about how to parent in a more eco-friendly way. This first post is on cloth diapering, the second will tackle food, and the last will...
‘Tis the Season (for Hatch Green Chiles)
I’ve come to enjoy all the different “seasons” in Flagstaff: monsoons, when the dark clouds roll in and grumble before their release; winter, which brings the smell of juniper burning in woodstoves; summer, with...