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Small Successes Vol. 21

Since I’m in a blogging rut and have been a complete small success slacker lately, I thought it was as good a time as any to jump back in and give myself a quick pat on the back. Here are three “Woo-hoo! ” moments for this week: 1. A few nights ago I made aRead the whole post >>

· January 21, 2010 · · Filed Under: Small Successes

Celebrate the Small Stuff

I’ve been MIA in the “Small Successes” world. Why? Because I haven’t felt one bit successful. On one hand, I’ve still been trying to do too much. But my overly ambitious efforts and ideals often result in me doing too little. When a friend recently called to see how I was doing, I suffered fromRead the whole post >>

· July 16, 2009 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Small Successes

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1. Our baby now comes in “chunk style,” thanks to my abundant milk supply. 2. Our family’s inaugural visit to the ER (aren’t we blessed that this was a first for us?) went smoothly, and our toddler’s boo-boo is healing well. 3.We’ve survived several tough weeks where Daddy has been MIA. My husband has beenRead the whole post >>

· June 4, 2009 · · Filed Under: Small Successes

Enough is Enough

If you’re looking for my Faith & Family LIVE-inspired small successes for this week, you’ve come to the right place. I’m just taking a different format today and pondering what I really need to be doing to be a successful mom and wife at this stage of my life. “What is God whispering to you?”Read the whole post >>

· May 21, 2009 · Tagged With: Burnout, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Spiritual Growth · Filed Under: Small Successes

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1. I caught up on cleaning yesterday. I vacuumed. I scrubbed toilets. I wrangled a herd of dust bunnies. And I kind of enjoyed it. 2. I didn’t start to cry when the nurse at the pediatrician’s office informed me that Mary Elizabeth had been “terminated” from our insurance plan (whatever that means) and thatRead the whole post >>

· May 14, 2009 · · Filed Under: Small Successes

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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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