Basic, Never Boring
The death of a child is something that nobody should ever have to face in their lifetime. Unfortunately, it happens a lot. I would like to talk about what we, as helpless bystanders, can do when someone we love is faced with such an unimaginable loss. Several weeks ago my dear friend Casey’s daughter Karson…
That crisp chill in the air means two things: You can finally cover up your arms for winter and your seasonal affective disorder is rearing its ugly head. So, grab your blankie, wine and slippers and sink into your couch for some much-needed Netflix binge marathons. Netflix is killing the series game these days. Everyone…
“We’re going to adopt.” The words felt foreign coming out of my mouth and were mixed with tears. I was bitter, not that we were adopting, but that starting a family was so hard. Declaring our choice out loud seemed to be an admission that my body failed. We had been at a precipice for…
If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemon Cupcakes I have been fiercely independent from a young age. I liked things how I liked them, I was going to do it my way, and didn’t need help doing it. I am still like this as an adult, although experience and maturity tells me things aren’t always…
It’s still October as I’m writing my November blog. Many are enjoying pumpkin patches and apple picking. Cider, donuts, cozy sweaters, and hayrides fill the weekends and crisp mornings become the new normal. Harvest is also here and boy do the farmers work endlessly to get it done. While the work is so important to…
Happy Halloween, everyone, from the Ur Basic Mom team! In honor of the most fun (well maybe second most fun) holiday for kids, we’ve asked our contributors to share their best Halloween costumes, EVER. Check out the Ur Basic Mom team’s best Halloween costumes… in no particular order: Annie- Ur Basic ‘Pooh’ Mom My mom…
Fall is upon us and amid all the brown, yellow, rusty orange and pumpkin spice everything looms another seasonal tradition: Daylight Saving Time. Yep, you read that correctly, Daylight Saving Time, that time of year when it ends and we have to move the clocks (again) and deal with the aftermath. You either love it…
In my post last month, “When Longing Becomes Reality,” I wrote about our family’s move from the Phoenix area to a small town along California’s Central Coast. Our little slice of Americana is rural and cute. It is so small that it is actually not even a town, but rather a “census designated area.”…
After my daughter was born, life, as I had previously known it, was over. Not in a bad way, but all the things that I assumed I knew about my body changed significantly. Many changes I was prepared for: sleepless nights, hair falling out, stretch marks and muscle tone changes in my belly, breast changes…
Now that I’m a mom of a 4 and 2 year old, I know the importance of getting my kids out of the house. Active kids demand a lot of stimulation and ways to burn energy. So, to say that weekends (and sometimes weekdays and evenings) are chock full of trying to pack in as…