Laura
A graduate of Colgate University and the University of South Carolina, Laura landed in Atlanta in 2014 after her husband Ryan retired from the military. Although she previously worked for several years in the hospitality/events industry, Laura became a stay-at-home-mom when her daughter Taylor was born in 2014, and then quickly welcomed two more daughters, Sloan in 2015 and Chandler in 2017. While most waking (and sleeping) moments are consumed by her daughters, in her free time Laura enjoys traveling, reading, true crime podcasts, and of course, a good nap.
What I didn’t Know about Pregnancy – and No One Told Me!
I was definitely not one of those women who gracefully floated through pregnancy for 9 months, looking like I was smuggling a small basketball under my shirt, then quickly popped out a baby on...
The Only Thing I Like About Halloween is the Candy
I am not that into Halloween. I don't even really know what All Hallows Eve means, though I imagine its somehow loosely related to Dia De Los Muertos. The costumes, the spooky decor, the...
Everything I Needed to Know about Baby #3, I Learned from Elsa
My firstborn baby was extremely fussy and colicky. She cried around the clock for the first 5 months of her life. I have faint memories of trying to race into a restaurant with her,...
Mom Hack: Make Some Internet Mom Friends
Finding "mom friends" is one of the most challenging and valuable parts of self-care when it comes to being a parent. As an introvert, the thought of "mom dating" to branch out to find...
3 Things I Wish I Appreciated Before Becoming a Mom
I love my 3 children more than I could have ever imagined in my pre-motherhood life. Before becoming a mom, friends would often tell me about the indescribable, heart bursting open, love that they...
The Best Job I’ve Ever Had
The only thing I've ever really wanted to be "when I grew up" was a mom. Like most other kids, I had momentary grand visions of being a veterinarian, or a dolphin trainer, or...
How Raising My Dogs Prepared Me for Motherhood
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the family dog. Or at least in our family it went more like: first comes love, then comes a dog, then marriage next was another dog...
Making the move from ITP to OTP; a case for the suburbs!
Our family relocated to Atlanta from San Antonio, Texas several years ago. At the time, we were a small family of three; Ryan, me and our 6-month-old daughter, Taylor. We initially moved to Virginia...
Spring Break is Coming! Or, as I call it: Spring Extra Work and Probably...
I love to sleep. Always have, always will. When I was in grad school, my roommates were incredulous that I could routinely "sleep in" until 1 or 2 pm. Naps? Oh yes. Dozing off...
Love in the Time of Toddlers
Do you remember the days before children? When Valentine's Day meant your partner spoiled you with roses and fine jewelry? Maybe they showered you with attention and took you out to the fanciest restaurant...