Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Q&A with My Mom-In-Law the Lactation Consultant

My mom-in-law is a lactation consultant. This means I’ve got all the support I need when it comes to nursing. It also means I don’t have to feel uncomfortable, as some of my friends say they are, nursing my babies when I’m at my in-laws’. In fact, I took the whole daughter-in-law/mother-in-law relationship to aRead the whole post >>

· September 10, 2008 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Tea with Mary

We’ve started a new ritual around our house. After quiet time we gather around the kitchen table, pull out Madeline’s silver-plated tea set from GG (Great Grandmother Jean) and fill its teapot with tea. (Although tea is sometimes optional – it’s still hot down here in Georgia, so cold milk or water with a hintRead the whole post >>

· September 10, 2008 · Tagged With: Mary · Filed Under: Media Reviews, Traditions

Why I Love Date Nights

• We get to go out to eat and leisurely explore delicious and varied gastronomy. On tonight’s menu was Greek food: salty cubes of feta, creamy hummus, olive tapenade, tasty falafel dipped in tzatziki sauce, and rich, sweet baklava for dessert. • We can talk about adult things and don’t have to spell things weRead the whole post >>

· September 8, 2008 · Tagged With: Marriage · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Princess Diaries

Me: Princesses don’t pick their noses. 3-year-old girl with finger up her nose: I’m not a princess.

· August 31, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Angel Classifieds

WANTED: Guardian Angel who not only bears divine messages and keeps watch over his/her earthling but also offers nighttime cuddles and occasionally assists with nocturnal trips to the potty. The other night I was tucking Madeline in for bed and and was faced with yet another round of tears. “Please don’t leave me yet. Mommy,Read the whole post >>

· August 27, 2008 · · Filed Under: Angels, Tales from the Trenches

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Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

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