Kate Wicker

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Madeline’s Birthday Letter

On Madeline’s first birthday I sat down and wrote her a letter sharing anecdotes and chronicling our first year together. I read the letter aloud at her first birthday party and her grandparents and Dave (my hubby) all agreed that putting down my thoughts and memories on paper was a great idea because even ifRead the whole post >>

· November 20, 2007 · Tagged With: Letters, Madeline · Filed Under: Kate's Blog, Traditions

Breastmilk Soup

I weaned my first daughter just before her second birthday, mainly because nursing was affecting my fertility. (I conceived the month I weaned.) Since my second baby’s birth, my daughter, now 3, has asked to nurse a few times at bedtime. I always nonchalantly give her the green light, knowing she just wants to feelRead the whole post >>

· November 17, 2007 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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· November 17, 2007 · · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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Thanks for stopping by my little corner of cyberspace. I’d love to hear from you. Drop me a line at kmwicker[at]gmail.com. I make every effort to personally respond to all my emails, but sometimes life (i.e., puking kids, crashed computers, looming deadlines) happens and I don’t get around to it. However, I do read everyRead the whole post >>

· November 2, 2007 · · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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· November 2, 2007 · · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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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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