If people in our lives don't share our values, visions, or feelings, it can be lonely. Social media can be a great opportunity to connect with people whose values align with our own. I love that there is often an...
When I was a child, my parents lived within 30 miles of their own parents and the places they grew up. In contrast, I now raise my own children 3,340 miles from my parents and hometown. I am not...
Cold Cream.
The words drum up images of 1950's housewives in floral nightgowns, faces coated in a thin layer of white paste, hair curlers set and ready for bed. But what actually is cold cream? A moisturizer? Cleanser? Face mask?...
My five-year-old and my three-year-old know about tampons. They know what a tampon is and why I need to use it five days out of the month.
When my daughter was little she would always follow me into the bathroom and...
My husband’s and my anniversary is coming up, and so, like I do every year, I’m here compiling the pictures from our phones, Facebook, and Instagram to create the annual ‘Clement Family Yearbook’. While we don’t do anniversary gifts,...
Target has had the really cute school stuff in the Dollar Spot for over a month now. The selection is getting sparse, and I once again have bought more organizational bins than I can fill. It's a mistake I...
Summer 2022
To my third child, on your second birthday,
In March 2020, when our corner of the world joined the increasing number of places shutting down due to the rapid community spread of Covid-19, I was six months pregnant with...
When my partner and I decided to try for our second in 2020, I knew without a doubt I would have a home birth.
I knew deeply this was the right choice for me, but I didn't have the...
It's World Breastfeeding Week again, and every year what I see on social media is promoting and celebrating breastfeeding as natural, beautiful, hard work that should be celebrated. But what if it doesn’t come naturally? It’s unfortunate that formula-feeding...
It's my dirty secret,- literally and figuratively-, that my house is messy. I have ADHD and a toddler who really enjoys art projects, so at any given time you are likely to step in some dried playdough when you...
Rhode Island Life
Family-Friendly Walks Throughout Rhode Island
Now that spring has officially arrived and warmer weather is (hopefully) on its way, it's the perfect time to get outside for a family...
