Lindsey Gage

The Mom Squad. The elusive dream of many a mother. These mythical groups of women with children have cultivated the perfect crew of besties. They support one another, laugh together, take mini-vacas and generally...

When I tell people we struggled with infertility, people usually nod and lean in to hear more about our story. They ask if we did IVF because that's a term people are familiar with...

Oh mommas, believe it or not, it's that time of year to start registration for Kindergarten. My little one is 18 months old and while kindergarten may seem a distant milestone, the truth is...

Baby Fever: When a woman is really in love with the idea of having a baby and thus wants to ogle every baby she sees. She may not mentally want to get pregnant, but she...

Confession: I am a big time people pleaser. It probably stems from growing up an educator's daughter. I went to the same school where my mother taught and I was "that" kid. On-time, polite,...

Life doesn't stop because you have kids. That has never been more apparent to me than when listing our home for sale. I've sold a home before, but it was just me and the...

We became bed-sharers by accident and necessity. My original plans were to co-sleep with my son in his comfy Arms Reach mini-crib at my bedside until he was about 2 - 3 months old and...

Y'all,  I love lists. I love order. I take great pleasure in doing a final sweep through the house at the end of the day to set things to rights. Clutter big time stresses me out....

Brave: /brāv/adjective Ready to face or endure danger or pain; showing courage. Gird your loins mommas. I'm going to get real. I've never categorized myself as brave. I have never been one to take risks, especially if...

Sanctimommy:  a female who has very opinionated views on child rearing and presents them upfront without any sense of humility. We all know them, have encountered them in the comment thread of blogs, and like it or...