Sarah Casimiro
Introducing (and Encouraging) the Dadventure
dadventure: /dədˈventʃər/ (noun): contraction of dad and adventure; a time for adventure with dad; positive and meaningful moments with one’s father. ex) Today, the girls went on a dadventure to the trampoline park, the Dollar...
I’m an Anxious Mom Raising an Anxious Kid
Recovery is not linear. That is something I learned in early sobriety when I was struggling to manage my anxiety without the crutch of alcohol. It is also something I remind myself of daily,...
5 Family Dinner Recipes in My Weekly Rotation
Getting dinner on the table night after night is hard. Would any parent disagree? As a teacher with a 45+ minute commute to and from my school, planning meals for me and my family...
Out of Touch, In Need of Space
I am completely out of touch. Not in the "I'm so old I don't know how to use TikTok" way (though that is also true), but in the "if anyone touches me right now...
I Will Always Go Back to Disney
Last year, I spent my 40th birthday at Disneyland. It. Was. Magical. This year, I spent my 41st birthday at Magic Kingdom. Once again, magical. My parents say I'm a kid at heart. They...
How to Plan a DIY Princess Makeover Party
For my oldest daughter’s 6th birthday party, we shuffled through a variety of themes before settling. We considered Bluey, Encanto, and a trampoline park, which all seemed easy enough and doable, especially as we...
When It Just Keeps Happening, What Can We Do?
I was a senior in high school when the Columbine shooting happened in 1999. I remember the fallout from it. It was the first event of its kind, and it traumatized many of us....
Not Just Chocolate :: Curating Themed Easter Baskets
It seems like there's always some holiday or another we mothers are preparing for. Well, it's time to turn our focus to Easter and the Easter basket. It’s always something!
But this year, as I’m...
This Will Not Last Forever
Motherhood is exhausting. I don’t know anyone who would argue with this observation. Sometimes it’s hard to be both in the moment and not resentful — to wish for a respite from the chaos...
‘Encanto’ Has Me Charmed
Well, Disney has done it again. Over the winter holiday they released "Encanto," their latest in a run of animated musicals. And let me tell you, I watched it 125,283 times in the first...
Bluey :: A Respite from Other Kid Shows
Much of what my girls watch on TV is mindless nonsense. Or, worse than mindless nonsense, it's sassy kids (or ponies) acting like the teenagers they are not. The days my daughter quotes Ryan,...
No More Stuff, Please :: Gifting Experiences
My girls have a lot of stuff*. So much stuff, in fact, that we have just finished our basement in order to store and play with this stuff and not have it all over...