Boston Mama

Here is the truth: I was a certified swim instructor for years. I have taught every kind of person to swim: a 2 year old; an elderly woman; a teenage boy who only spoke Chinese; an autistic 4 year old who would sink blithely, fearlessly to the bottom of the pool if I so much [...]

Where was I? Oh hello! I haven’t posted here in weeks. WEEKS. I can’t believe it.
I’d been writing things about routines and rhythms, hadn’t I?
What? What do you mean they’ve been tossed to the wayside?
Oh yes indeed. I don’t quite know what I was thinking except for this: I was fresh off the routine of [...]

I discovered a blog this week that I am absolutely smitten with, that has made all the difference this week in terms surviving summer and having some fun while we’re at it. It’s by a dad, Joel, who is also a designer, artist, crafter, and kid-toy-making genius.
Using Joel’s design as inspiration I sent my husband [...]

Hi. I’ve been thinking a lot about how I’m going to survive this summer and how my kids are going to survive this summer and how, optimally, hopefully, we’ll do it with a bit of grace and perhaps even some pizazz. So. To that end I’ve been trying to tackle the work-play rhythm I mentioned [...]

We survived the first week of summer vacation (barely.) It was all about getting dirty and figuring out routines and discovering ways to involve my 5 year old and 15 month old in the routines of work and play around our house.

We made popsicles (in paper cups without sticks—need to pick some of those up!) [...]

Hi! I’m thrilled to be joining Today’s Mama Boston. I live close enough to Boston to make it legit, but really, I live at the end of a long dirt road in Vermont with my husband T. and our two little guys, Bean and Sprout.*
(* their blogosphere monikers.)
Bean is five, rides his dirt bike like [...]

We are looking for Boston moms to blog about local topics they are passionate about.
Sample local categories include:

Arts
Deals and Steals
Education
Entertainment
Family Activities/Places to Go
Food/Dining
Green Living
Health and Fitness
Parenting
Politics
Recreation
Style

Have a topic you’d love to blog about? Tell us about it and we’ll consider adding it to the list. For more details or to submit an online application CLICK [...]