Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

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My baby boy’s first birthday letter – better late than never… Dear Thomas, It’s early morning on your first birthday. You’re still snoozing. Outside the library window I see the inky shadows of the trees against a deep cobalt sky. I love this time of day, but I don’t always will myself out of bedRead the whole post >>

· September 5, 2012 · Tagged With: Letters, Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Have your cake

…and have a lot of fun while eating it, too. Yup. The little man’s not so little anymore. Birthday letter forthcoming.

· August 31, 2012 · Tagged With: Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Sleep like this tonight, you will

Nothing like a little Yoda speak to get you feeling hopeful. And maybe if I add a pinch of magic dust, I’ll really be closer to a good night’s sleep.  

· June 13, 2012 · Tagged With: Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Little man eating; mama not sleeping

I took my little guy on a hot date this week. We left the rest of the gang at home under the expert tutelage of Daddy and had the pleasure of joining my parents and my brother and his wife for dinner at an Italian restaurant to celebrate my sister-in-law’s birthday. After we’d enjoyed goodRead the whole post >>

· June 8, 2012 · Tagged With: Sleep (Or Lack Thereof), Thomas · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Whassup?

My little man has a habit of dangling his tongue out of his mouth when he’s happy. His mom has a habit of turning his happy, tongue-dangling moments into photo-ops. I thought about writing some further commentary here, but these pictures say it all. Whassup…..  

· June 1, 2012 · Tagged With: Mom Humor, 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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