Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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Up Next: Jeopardy!

During a recent round of animal trivia: Madeline: How do cats pee in a box? Mommy: They walk into the box and start to pee. Madeline: Yup! You’re right! You get a point.

· June 3, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor · Filed Under: Tales from the Trenches

Our Princess and the Pea

It’s only around 10 p.m. and we hear the all too familiar sound of little feet pittering and pattering out in the hall. Then a sleepy Madeline peeks into our doorway. Daddy: Honey, go back to bed. It’s too early to come in here. Madeline, sniffling: I can’t. Mommy: It’s Mommy and Daddy’s time now.Read the whole post >>

· May 23, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Tales from the Trenches

Looking Back

One year ago I was on bed rest hoping my little bun would stay cooking in the oven just as long as she needed to. She did. She made her big debut at exactly 37 weeks, a beautiful bundle of perfection. One year ago I was mourning my papa, the first close family member toRead the whole post >>

· May 21, 2008 · · Filed Under: Nostalgia, Tales from the Trenches

Saving Charlotte

When I read this post about creepy crawlies giving Sarah the heeby-geebies, it was one of the first times I couldn’t relate to my “kindred spirit.” See, I have a soft spot for all living creatures even when they’re roaming inside my home. The only bug I’ve never shown mercy for is the cockroach. WhenRead the whole post >>

· May 12, 2008 · · Filed Under: Tales from the Trenches

Insomnia

Burning questions that render me sleepless: 1. Why do kids eat their buggars? (This is purely rhetorical; I’m sure your refined children wouldn’t think of snacking on their snot anymore that my children would.) 2. Did I remember to defrost the pork for dinner tonight? (No.) 3. Will Dave do a fellowship? 5. Do otherRead the whole post >>

· May 8, 2008 · · Filed Under: 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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