Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Meet Happiness Herself

Dear Mary Elizabeth, Happy birthday! Two years old – wow! Two years old and your constant curiosity has not resulted in too many casualties besides a busted lip, a bruise here and there, and a broken leg – wow-wow-wow! Here’s a much-deserved hat tip to your very busy guardian angel. My adventurous, sweet Mary Elizabeth,Read the whole post >>

· April 7, 2011 · Tagged With: Letters · Filed Under: Child 3, Photos, Traditions

{this moment}

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find andRead the whole post >>

· March 18, 2011 · · Filed Under: Child 3, Photos

Top 10 Reasons to Nurse a Toddler

Welcome to the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Natural Parenting Top 10 Lists This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared Top 10 lists on a wide variety of aspects of attachment parenting and natural living.Read the whole post >>

· March 8, 2011 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Natural Parenting · Filed Under: Child 3

Now I Really Feel Like a Loser Mom

As if having a 22-month-old with a broken leg wasn’t enough, get this: Feisty, resourceful Mary Elizabeth has learned how to MacGyver her way out of her boot. It was off again this morning and after I put it back on I noticed she was limping again and she kept crying for me to pickRead the whole post >>

· February 3, 2011 · · Filed Under: Child 3

{this moment}

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week*. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, visit Soulemama to leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find andRead the whole post >>

· October 29, 2010 · · Filed Under: Child 3, Holidays, Photos, Traditions

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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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