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 the author of two nonfiction books Getting Past Perfect and Weightless, a storyteller*, overthinker, eating disorder survivor, mom of five, book junkie, socially awkward nerd as well as a speaker (so basically a walking and talking contradiction), and a perfectionist in recovery.

I am currently working towards my MFA in Fiction at Warren Wilson. Thank you to everyone who has read my drafts, offered feedback, and cheered me on. The writing life is often solitary, but I wouldn’t be here without a community of support.

 

*Imperfect motherhood story for Rabbit Box (no children will harmed in the telling of the story and Mom had permission to share this video)

*Some BODY to Love story for Rabbit Box

 

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