Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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A Week in the Woods

I mentioned I was taking a blogging break, but what I didn’t bring up was the fact that my family was heading to rural Maine for a much-needed respite. There was no TV. No Internet. No real bathroom (just an outhouse at the end of the pathway through the woods). No distractions (well, except forRead the whole post >>

· August 28, 2008 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms · Filed Under: Maine, Photos, Tales from the Trenches, The Great Outdoors, Travel

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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