Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Happy Birthday, Rachel Marie!

Happy Birthday to my Baby Rae, a lover of: Going “night-night.” Yes, you actually ask to go to sleep. I hit the mom jackpot with you. Showing off and saying words like “Japanese,” “guacamole,” and “porcupine.” You’re our little chatterbox. Anything your big sister Madeline loves or likes to do. (“I color, too!” “I rideRead the whole post >>

· June 6, 2009 · Tagged With: Letters · Filed Under: Child 2, Traditions

Little Lactivist

(NOTE: Photo was taken prior to subject’s run-in with a Wii remote.)

· June 1, 2009 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding · Filed Under: Child 2, Photos

I Want to Be Here

As a parent, I’ve never had to see the inside of an ER, but tonight I found myself longing to be there, holding my little one. I knew my daughter was safe in Dr. Daddy’s arms. I knew it didn’t make much sense for both of us to journey to the ER and to toteRead the whole post >>

· May 31, 2009 · Tagged With: Motherhood · Filed Under: Child 2

Kangaroo Care

· April 24, 2009 · · Filed Under: Child 1, Child 2, Photos

No Bathing Reprieve for a New Mommy

Confession: Recently, I haven’t been taking daily showers. I’m on the every-other-day schedule and fine with it. My hair actually looks better when I don’t wash it every day, thank you very much. But apparently my toddler’s not so sure about my new grooming routine. The other day she took a big whiff of myRead the whole post >>

· April 21, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Child 2

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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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