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What impact has motherhood had on my life? I wish I could say something so profound that everyone reading would pause and say, wow, now SHE really understands what this is about. The truth of the matter is that motherhood has changed the way I view furniture. And...
I’ve never liked saying no to things. I’ve always enjoyed happy hours with coworkers, festive holiday traditions with family, drop-of-the-hat road trips, trying new restaurants and bars with new friends, and other last minute fun. While I rarely had to say no to...
I don't remember a life before sitting in carpool lines that feel like the depths of hell. I can't picture my house without toys and tiny shoes strewn everywhere. I don't know the last time I took an uninterrupted shower without an audience ogling my body. My house,...
Motherhood has made me a stronger woman all around. Both of my birth experiences were pretty challenging. During my first pregnancy, my husband and I lost our son Junior when I was 5 months along. That experience meant all pregnancies afterward were considered...
Besides the blooming flowers and the bright green buds that adorn the trees (and besides being the one time of year it's cool to post this JT meme), May means Mother's Day, and here at The Mama Sagas it means the #31mothers series. Every day in the month of May, The...
Back in November, I got a voicemail from a dear friend who told me she wanted to talk to me about something. She was newly married and looking forward to a family, so I fully expected she was going to break the news that she was pregnant. When I called back, it became...
An Interview with Dr. Jesse Witkoff If there is one single issue that had the biggest impact on both my babies' first year of life, it is tongue tie. And the irony? I wasn't given any information about the condition until I sought it out myself. But after struggling...
I heard the clock tick as I wrangled my little boys out of their booster seats at the dining table. Unsuccessfully dodging their sticky fingers, a glob of yogurt landed on my shoulder. I made the quick decision not to change my blouse while I wiped at the stubborn...
This morning was just like any other morning: my youngest woke up entirely too early, my oldest slept longer than she should. I said, “Sit down and eat your breakfast!” a total of 642 times in 30 minutes. We negotiated what they’d wear, assessing which dresses were...
It starts with walking across the street. “Can I go play at Lyla’s house?” she asked. Just two weeks ago, my 5-year-old daughter walked across the street, hand in hand with her neighborhood friend – an 8-year-old – after assuring me she was ready. “I know what...
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I'm Saralyn, a mountain mama fueled by coffee, community, and adventure, raising three kids at the foot of the Rockies. I'm so glad you're here!
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Growing up in Germany, I knew I wanted to be a mom. I also planned to raise my future children bilingually so that they would not have to endure countless hours studying new vocabulary. I was hoping to travel the world, live in different countries outside of Germany...
I have found - after years of losing my identity outside of motherhood - the importance of taking care of myself first. It has been a pretty cool evolution to watch and feel the difference when I make myself a priority and how it reflects onto my kids, my mood, and...
Helping your kids make new friends.... it almost feels like you're dating the family, no?
Motherhood is harder than I thought it would be. I had always dreamed about getting married and having kids but the whole thing is harder than I thought it would be. At times, having kids brings out a side of me that I don’t want to see. I just gave birth...
I've never really understood why they call it a "birth plan" because I've never met a single mom whose delivery went the way she visualized it would! Sometimes you just have to laugh it off... Here's an excerpt from my interview with Kristen, in Denver, CO.