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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,...
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...
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...
Times are changing. It’s time for the script about motherhood to change too. Motherhood blindsided me. I know I’m not the only one – I’ve heard lots of women say the same. After months of preparing and getting the gear and taking the classes and reading the books you...
This summer, The Mama Sagas had the pleasure of interviewing singer/songwriter T Lopez, one of the co-founders of the MOM LIFE YO radio show, and host of the PBS show Musicology. T is refreshingly honest, completely down-to-earth, and unfailingly positive - the...
I became a mother when I was eighteen years old - just a baby myself. The summer I graduated high school, I began dating my future husband and father of my two children. I soon left my hometown of Ithaca, New York to study photography at The Art Institute of...
My motto as a working mother is to learn and perfect the art of juggling multiple balls at the same time without dropping a single one. Being a mother makes you more responsible in your professional and personal life and you have to master the art of multi-tasking to...
While doing Mother's Day writing with my first graders, the typical answers came out: What does your mom like to do? "Go grocery shopping." "Take care of me and my sister." What is mom good at? "Folding clothes." "Cleaning." "Doing mom stuff." How does my mom relax?...
Balance, intuition, persistence, patience, thoughtfulness, presence. These are my "working mama mantras" as I like to call them. I’m Abby, I am a mama to two sweet tiny humans, I am an IBCLC, and I work at Mothers' Milk Bank in Arvada, CO. Choosing a career in the...
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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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