Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Fashionistas

I’m not sure what the fashion police would think of the getups my girls and their friends recently put together after raiding our dress-up box. I’m thinking their chosen attire – especially the Santa suit accessorized with an elephant schnoz – might fall under the “what not to wear” category. (Then again, you never know.Read the whole post >>

· July 20, 2009 · · Filed Under: Photos, Sugar and Spice

Sisters Having a Heart-to-Heart

Uh-huh, uh-huh. Big sister, I couldn’t agree more. I was not privy to the details of their exchange, but it seems that M.E. was pleased with whatever big sister had to say during their little tête-à-tête. Aren’t those rolls delicious?

· July 10, 2009 · · Filed Under: Photos, Sugar and Spice

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

Mommy, I Want a Swimming Pool!

· June 27, 2009 · · Filed Under: Child 2, Photos

Dairy Queen Relinquishes Throne

I’ve been trying to avoid it. I’ve been trying to convince myself there might be another way. But it’s time now. It’s time to say good-bye to all dairy products for 10 days to see if it helps my little one be more comfortable. Baby M.E. is still refluxing (it seemed to have improved forRead the whole post >>

· June 26, 2009 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Tough Days · Filed Under: Child 3, Photos

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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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