Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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New "Dos" for the Girls

The big-girl bob The pixie cut The best compliment I’ve received in a long time: “I love the way she did my hair, Daddy. Now it looks just like Mommy’s!”

· August 9, 2008 · · Filed Under: Photos, Sugar and Spice

Cinderella Stew

Some girls like to make their princesses beautiful. My 3-year-old prefers hers al dente. Is it just me or is my daughter perhaps repressing some negative feelings toward the whole princess craze?

· July 7, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Sugar and Spice, Tales from the Trenches

Do-It-Yourself Pedicure

Leave a 3-year-old girl alone with a pink highlighter and here’s what might happen:

· May 29, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Sugar and Spice

Some Great Thoughts on Modesty

Not by me, by Lindsay at Contrariwise, but I’ll weigh in, too: Now that God has entrusted me with two precious little girls, I have to admit I’ve started worrying about things like body image (because mine isn’t always the healthiest), eating disorders (because I had one) and clothing choices (because they’ll have to wearRead the whole post >>

· April 25, 2008 · Tagged With: Eating Disorders · Filed Under: Sugar and Spice

Sugar and Spice Meets Sword-Fighting Duel

Peter Pan (Madeline) daringly lunges at Captain Hook (Mommy) and nearly pierces his enemy with his unsheathed sword (a paper towel roll). Captain Hook laughs maniacally. “Ha, ha, ha! You didn’t get me this time.” Peter Pan pauses in the midst of the fierce fight and inspects his unadorned sword. “Mommy, we can decorate these?Read the whole post >>

· March 9, 2008 · · Filed Under: Sugar and Spice, Tales from the Trenches

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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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