
Tessa is mommy to NL (age 7) and FR (age 5), school librarian/teacher, doctor's wife, and the keeper of all the schedules. She has a Master's in library and information science with a K-12 school library certification and an undergraduate degree in English, and she works at an elementary school library. She writes about living life with OCD, anxiety disorder, and depression, helping my children learn to navigate life with anxiety, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, auditory processing, dyslexia


Stay at Home Kid Activities to Get You Through COVID-19
I have been slowly gathering resources and ideas to keep our household running as smoothly as possible during these stressful times being stuck at home with kids. Here, you’ll find resources for stay at home kid activities, crafts for kids to do at home, and games to play! I anticipated these preparations when I first […]
Tessa’s Water Birth Went Nothing Like Planned, but It Was Perfect
Is giving birth in water safe? Does water birth reduce tearing? No need for water birth reviews. Here’s Tessa’s real-life water birth experience.
I’m THAT Kid’s Mom. Here’s What I Wish You Knew.
Every parent knows those days—the ones where your kid seems out of control and you just want to scream. But even on our kids’ worst days, we always like to believe that there are children out there who create bigger problems than ours. Who kick more, bite more, throw more tantrums, throw more everything. We […]
Christmas Traditions for Kids When You Don’t Do Santa
Most Christmas traditions for kids include Santa Claus, but not in every house. Here's how to not do Santa while keeping the magic of Christmas alive.