Colleen Lubin
Can We Make a Pact? No More Party Favors!
Party favors. They’re the worst, right? It seems like we all agree on this, and yet, we all still do them. None of us wants to take home a bag of plastic nonsense from...
7 Podcasts for Any Mood
I LOVE podcasts. I just love them. Whether I want to laugh, cry, be scared, or be inspired, there is an option for any mood. When I was commuting an hour each way every...
Hello, New Friend :: Starting My First Mental Health Medication
I have always described myself as an anxious person, but being anxious is not the same as having anxiety — the diagnosis. Just to give you a few examples from my childhood:
My mom...
Take the Leap :: Lessons I Learned from a Midlife Career Change
Like so many others, the pandemic and lockdown period had me reevaluating… basically everything. Both my husband and I were very lucky in that we were in jobs that could be done remotely, and...
Is He Ready? On Preparing My Son — and Myself — for Kindergarten
So, January rolled around and the town moms page was abuzz with excitement — kindergarten registration is open.
Wait. What?
It’s only January! The school year is nine freaking months away. How is it already time...
Hear Me Out :: A Monthly Family Meal Plan
I hate everything related to the obligation of feeding my family.
I hate the thinking, planning, and prepping. I hate taking hours out of my precious weekend time to meal prep for the week. I...
A Love Note to My Long-Distance Friends
When we were kids we connected friendship and physical proximity so closely. If you lived on my street or if we were assigned to the same elementary school class or bus, we were probably...
10 Ways to Support Someone Navigating Pregnancy Loss
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month is particularly difficult for me and the many others out there who have experienced this type of loss.
Once I went public with my experience with recurrent pregnancy loss,...
Fall Tidy :: 5 Things I Do to Keep the Chaos at Bay
Everyone talks about spring cleaning, but what about the underrated fall tidy? While fall is my favorite season for many reasons — I mean, who can beat New England in the fall — it...
I Just Turned 40, and I Have No Idea Who I Am
I’ve always loved birthday celebrations. For me or others, small parties or big to-dos, celebrating birthdays brings me great joy. It’s a Leo thing, I’ve been told. I was never one who was afraid...
My Favorite Spots for a York, Maine, Road Trip
York Beach is the premier New England beach experience. York, Maine, offers tons of family fun, great food and drinks, and excellent beaches, not to mention the plentiful options in nearby Kittery and Ogunquit....
Getting Rid of a Ton of Clothes Improved My Life
How, exactly, do we accumulate so many items of clothing? I mean, I guess I get how (#onlineshoppingistooeasy), but I’ve been asking myself the more philosophical version of this question for the past few...