Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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A Good Excuse

UPDATED: Arrghhh! This post is driving me a crazy because it will not let me insert proper paragraph breaks. Arrghhh (again). I have a good excuse to not sweat this, but, yes, I’m still sweating it. UPDATED (again): I sort of fixed it by manually putting in code. Very annoying. But there are bigger problemsRead the whole post >>

· November 30, 2011 · Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Encouragement for Moms · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes: The Gratuitous Baby Shot, Time Marches On, & Other Random Tidbits Edition

— 1 — We’ve been engaged in some serious germ warfare around here. I had the first fever I’ve had in ages, and it knocked me out. I felt like a Mack truck had rolled over me; I was so achy. I’m getting old. Good news is I got over it very quickly, and theRead the whole post >>

· October 28, 2011 · Tagged With: 7 Quick Takes, Body Image, Encouragement for Moms, Sugar & Spice, Thomas, Weightless · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

A Slice of Humble Pie

Okay, so I know I’m supposed to be staying away from here, but I actually have some silence right now and I have some thoughts loudly ticking in my head that just have to get out. Faith & Family recently reported it was reprinting an old article of mine that included tips on attending MassRead the whole post >>

· October 20, 2011 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Humility, Rant · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

The Right Choice

I have a choice right now. A babysitter is here playing with the older children. The baby’s tummy is full, and he is content. I have loads of laundry I should be doing. We have company coming this weekend, and the floor is littered with crumbs, the counters caked with stickiness. There’s plenty of cleaningRead the whole post >>

· September 23, 2011 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Thomas, Tough Days · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

This is exactly how I feel

A lot like this: And this: And this, too: Only Madeline (AKA Hopping Cricket) seems to be moving full-speed ahead these days. The rest of us are tired, tired, tired. I wish I could nap on the go. Sleep when the baby sleeps? Ha! Try doing that at the start of soccer season and whenRead the whole post >>

· September 14, 2011 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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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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