Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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My Stealth Sleep Strategies

Once upon a time there lived a woman who could care less about balls, evil stepmothers, three bears or seven dwarfs. All she really wanted was sleep. In fact, she didn’t think Sleeping Beauty had it so bad. If her own prince (AKA husband of six-and-a-half years) woke her up with a sweet kiss afterRead the whole post >>

· January 6, 2009 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Let Sleepy Babies Lie

I take this to mean the baby’s not quite ready to give up her morning nap.

· July 20, 2008 · Tagged With: Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Photos

Whatever It Takes…

…to get my 3-year-old to sleep.

· July 14, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Confessions

1. I ate ice cream for dinner on Sunday. It was creamy and chocolate and delicious. Just don’t tell my 3-year-old. (She wasn’t home when I raided the freezer.) 2. I didn’t get out of my pajamas on Monday. I did dress the baby (one point for Mommy!), but Madeline strutted around in a t-shirtRead the whole post >>

· June 25, 2008 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · Filed Under: Tales from the Trenches

Where’s My Mind?

Is it still in bed? Maybe. Is it here but just a little slow? Definitely. Once upon a time I actually got paid to edit others’ work. I know, pretty scary, considering all the mental gaffes that find their way into my posts. I had to correct at least a half dozen typos I foundRead the whole post >>

· June 13, 2008 · Tagged With: Encouragement for Moms, Motherhood, Sleep (Or Lack Thereof) · 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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