Fact: nine out of ten baby’s-first-birthday posts on social media make me roll my eyes so hard that I end up temporarily blind. You know what I’m talking about. All the cheesy stuff about how incredible the year has been, how thankful they are for every moment, how quickly it has all gone by, how… Read More Confession of a Working Mother: I Hate the Baby Stage
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I am fine. My name is Emily. I am 34 years old. I hope you will find our house. It’s the pretty white one with all the screaming. There are also several rotting pumpkins on the lawn that I kicked off the front steps in an unsuccessful attempt to… Read More A Mom’s Letter to Santa
I am WRECKED. I wish I meant that in the sense of having been out drinking and being fabulous, but in reality, I’m a mom who has recently survived a major holiday with two kids. The crazy thing is that we basically had a really lovely time! There were ten of us at my brother’s… Read More Thanksgiving with kids is brutal
Soooo last week happened. We try to stay politically neutral here on CTWM, so all I’ll say is that I have been eating all my feelings. Thank goodness for the stress-saving deliciousness of meal prep! (And that. Is how. You pivot.) For the third and final installment of my meal prep series, I had originally… Read More Meal prep series part 3: Embracing frozen food
Welcome to part 2 of my meal prep series! I have so much to say about mason jars that it’s going to take an entire post. I am not exaggerating when I say that my discovery of mason jars has been lifestyle-changing. They are amazing! A few reasons why: They are inexpensive. We got our… Read More Meal prep series part 2: The magic of mason jars
I am writing a post about cooking. That’s right – I, Emily Gonzalez, am writing a post about cooking. Stop laughing, dry your eyes, and read this because it’s important. I started doing weekly meal prep two months ago, and it is literally one of the best things I have ever done for myself and… Read More Weekly meal prep saves my sanity
“What a cute little boy!” says an unfamiliar voice behind me in the cereal isle. I turn to see an older woman peering into my baby carriage. “Thank you!” I beam, “She’s actually a girl. Not that it matters.” The woman looks confused and gestures toward the baby, who is wearing striped pajamas. “Oh, I’m… Read More Toddler underwear is bullshit
On Saturday, my husband and I made the epic parenting mistake of thinking we could do something fun and different with the kids. Our destination was to be a BBQ at a friend’s apartment in New York. It was one of those events that I would have attended without hesitation a few years ago. Back then,… Read More Lemonade (the mom remix)
Every evening when I’m ready for bed, I turn off the hall light and push my bedroom door open with just the right amount of pressure so it doesn’t rattle. I know that the floorboard just inside the door creaks, so I slide my weight to the left while gently shutting the door behind me.… Read More Good news, sleep-deprived parents: It’s not you, IT’S THEM
Two years ago this month, I was a first-time mom of a nine-month-old. Some of my guilt about failing at breastfeeding was just starting to fade when suddenly my social media accounts exploded with posts for National Breastfeeding Month. I read and “liked” them each in support for this cause that I so believe in,… Read More Why I always feel sad during National Breastfeeding Month
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