Basic, Never Boring
Erin is mom 1st, farm wife and full-time student on the side. A little cat crazy, a little corgi loving. Enjoys bubble baths and tacos in the brief moments of sanity.
One time I was referred to a strange man I had never met for a surgery. I had a capable female doctor, but, contractually, she was not allowed to sterilize me. She worked for a hospital run by a religion I didn’t follow. Instead I was scooted across town to a different hospital system entirely,…
During this pandemic, I have heard a noise, deep and painful, but the same from almost every corner I leaned into. “Where are our childcare options?”, they would wail. The basic answer was always a simple, “gone.” Gone was the luxury of public-school protection, our safety nets closed completely or with limited capacity. The daycares,…
Lately, it has been a struggle. I can be real about this. I see it over and over on my news feeds, beautiful smiles on chemically imbalanced souls. I can be real about this. You’ve seen me post about other personal parts of my existence, from co-parenting to recent loss and grief. Recently, the compound…
My parents were Amway distributors when I was a kid. I remember the laundry detergent and the toothpaste along with catalogs of household items. While my Dad is no longer actively marketing this MLM, 25 years later, he still stays up-to-date with his membership. That’s commitment and loyalty. Pre-internet, those companies meant leg work, inventory,…
What we’re reading… The Spirit Almanac by Emma Loewe and Lindsay Kellner This book is so super cool and beautiful! When I ordered it, I doubted I’d really be into it, but it was the May book club pick in the Simple Ayurveda Community, so I gave it a go. I’m beyond impressed. It is…
Today my family celebrated the life of my Grandma. I haven’t quite figured out how to summarize her life in words, and I don’t know how to thank the woman who deserved the world, but she was the rock to our family and will be sorely missed. While our deeply religious upbringing gives us the…
Having a child who’s a picky eater feels like a neverending battle of the wills. My daughter has sensory processing disorder, which affects mealtimes. One of our longest therapy journeys has been her uphill climb to becoming an adventurous eater. My middle child has always followed her lead and is quite picky himself, whereas my…
What we’re reading… Girl Stop Apologizing Some of our contributors picked up the latest read from Rachel Hollis. With only a few days in, one contributor shared, “My first impression was that (while she was narrating) her heart wasn’t in it like when she was narrating GWYF. But now I feel like she is perfectly…
As life has gotten busier for myself and my family, I’ve fallen away from reading in any traditional form and as my kids are gearing up for National Reading Month, I find myself disappointed that I’m not reading more stories. Re-fostering my enjoyment of writing has been a journey for my soul. While I’ve always…
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard recently released Hello Bello, a natural, plant-based, baby products line at Walmart (stay tuned for a review of these products on UR Basic Mom). While you might be thinking, “An affordable, natural baby care line… what’s controversial about this?” Well, it’s the Internet, so, brace yourself for the shitstorm. Last…