Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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A letter to my younger, new mom self

(As always, please forgive any mental gaffes, typos, etc. below. I wrote this very quickly with ample distraction!) My baby brother, who is actually only 18 months younger than I am but will always be my baby brother, and his beautiful wife just welcomed their first baby into their lives and the world. Meet sweetRead the whole post >>

· June 12, 2014 · Tagged With: Babies!, Child 1, Encouragement for Moms, Gratitude, Joy, Lessons Kids Teach Me, Letters · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

And the living is {very} easy…

What’s not to like about life when you’re reading The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun on the beach while your husband sits beside you keeping his eye on happy kids frolicking in the waves?Read the whole post >>

· March 15, 2014 · Tagged With: Books, Glimpses Into Our Life, Gratitude, Joy, Travel · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Giving thanks and Advent links

We celebrated Thanksgiving at Nana and Pop’s this year and on the way, I set my phone’s timer for five minutes and asked the kids to blurt out anything and everything they were thankful for and I then listed them in the exact order they were shouted out and also did not edit their contributionsRead the whole post >>

· November 29, 2013 · Tagged With: Advent, Crafts, Glimpses Into Our Life, Gratitude, Recipes · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Race Recap: Athens Half

This isn’t going to be a lengthy recap or review of Sunday’s Half. It’s more of an ode to my body for taking me across that finish line and allowing the strong spirit within me to give me a 1:44 finish time even when my injured leg/bum (dealing with piriformis syndrome and possible minor hamstringRead the whole post >>

· October 21, 2013 · Tagged With: Gratitude, Running · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

7 Quick Takes: The Chores, Snake Stew, & More Edition

— 1 — So I witnessed something strange the other day. I was unloading groceries from our minivan when a pickup truck came roaring down the street. Three large flags – including a rebel flag – were proudly pitched int the truck bed and were flailing in the wind. The tricked-out truck screeched to aRead the whole post >>

· May 25, 2012 · Tagged With: Glimpses Into Our Life, Gratitude, Homemaking, Mom Humor · 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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