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Domestic Blues

To most normal people, Memorial Day Weekend brings thoughts of beach trips, pool openings or barbeques. Not my husband, Scott and me. With two toddler daughters keeping us busy, three uninterrupted days without work, toddler soccer or other engagements means one thing. Productivity.  I began the weekend and several days before, trying to weed theContinueContinue reading “Domestic Blues”

Funny Toddlerisms

Confession: I’ll admit — for a brief moment — I thought I made up the word “toddlerism.” Apparently, the Urban Dictionary was already ahead of me, and I’ll share the appropriate parts. “A child between the ages of one to three … Pushing boundaries and throwing fits.”  Yes, this is true. However, a key partContinueContinue reading “Funny Toddlerisms”

Packing Light

It started with a simple sentence when reminiscing with my husband about moving into our first apartment many years ago.  “You brought a toothbrush and clothes,” Scott said.  He wasn’t entirely wrong. There were no furniture or electronic contributions from me. No matching pan sets or cute shower curtains. However, he did forget to mentionContinueContinue reading “Packing Light”

National Siblings Day Brings Back Memories

With National Siblings Day taking place on April 10, I find myself reminiscing about my own cherished or funny memories with my older brother and older sister.  For one, playing football inside with my brother, Joe Burke. Freshly cleaned and folded socks were our football and our endzone was unintentionally our fish tank…  Another favorite?ContinueContinue reading “National Siblings Day Brings Back Memories”

The 12-Second Game

I’m not one for reliving the glory days of big games. In fact, my eyes tend to gloss over when someone makes me listen to one of their own athletic stories. However, with March here and along with it Spring sports, I can’t help but remember the most bizarre game I’ve ever been a partContinueContinue reading “The 12-Second Game”

Birthday Month

It’s my birthday month. I say this sarcastically because the word “birthday” has the word “day” in it and literally explains how it should not be a longer duration. However, millennial women in the U.S. keep saying “birthday month,” so here we are. My 9th birthday party with my friends, Valentine’s Day themed. 💞             WatchingContinueContinue reading “Birthday Month”

Lauren’s Law: 2021 Year in Review

What year is it anyway? Anyone else feel that 2020 and 2021 completely bled together as one crazy year? Yeah, me too. Giving into that blur-like feeling, I’m pausing a moment on this clean slate of a year —which is 2022 for anyone else still struggling —to recap some of my favorite Lauren’s Law moments from lastContinueContinue reading “Lauren’s Law: 2021 Year in Review”

Christmas Eve Puddle Jumping 

My title sounds fun, huh? Under non-holiday circumstances, my three-year-old daughter, Charlotte and I have a blast jumping in puddles. It started as a fun activity when the pandemic began. When there was nowhere to go, and we desperately needed to get out of our house during a rainy day.  However, Christmas Eve last year,ContinueContinue reading “Christmas Eve Puddle Jumping “

Toy Assembly Gone Wrong

The warnings have already started weeks ago: begin your holiday shopping now. Shipping delays and supply chain issues have moved holiday shopping up, yet again.  This anxiety induced feeling has me reliving this season seven years ago. At the time, I was doing PR for educational companies or organizations, many of whom manufactured toys, gamesContinueContinue reading “Toy Assembly Gone Wrong”