Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Think Outside the Box…Or Not

What do you do when it’s oppressively hot outside* and there’s no watering hole (as in a place to swim for the kids and a place for Mom to drink her migraine-y mood away after having three kids stuck in Sardinesville all week) and your preschooler has that antsy look of boredom on her faceRead the whole post >>

· July 8, 2009 · · Filed Under: Boredom Busters, Photos

Fall Fun

Today marks the first day of fall. This is one of my favorite seasons. I’m a sweater-and-jeans-kind-of-girl (especially when I’m pregnant; warmer, cozy clothes are so much more conducive to a growing belly), so I’m always ready for the weather to cool off and for the green leaves to turn golden and crimson. October inRead the whole post >>

· September 22, 2008 · Tagged With: Recipes · Filed Under: Boredom Busters, Traditions

Jackson Pollocks in Training

If you just can’t deal with the mess-factor (and allowing a 15-month-old to paint with her 3-year-old sister was definitely a messy endeavor), let your kids go crazy with the computer mouse and create a virtual Pollock-like painting here.

· September 15, 2008 · Tagged With: Crafts · Filed Under: Boredom Busters, Photos

TV Turnoff Week

Once upon a time my children NEVER watched any television. I know, I know. I was one of those annoying moms who was floating around in a bubble of pride because my child was shielded from all that junk on TV. Well, let’s just say a second child, a slew of Disney movies compliments ofRead the whole post >>

· April 28, 2008 · Tagged With: Recipes · Filed Under: Boredom Busters, Photos

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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