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Earn your gems

I grew up in a yelling house. More militant and borderline traumatic than I’d like to admit, but that’s a

For those of us without private pools, warm-weather family, or a backyard situation, swimming options before age five are nearly nonexistent.

The Feelings Dread, anxiety, sheer overwhelm, and the constant, nagging question: Am I going to last? We’ve all heard it,

Without getting into too many specifics, I’m realizing through these small slices of reality that I’m aging out of what

Post-pandemic, the conversation around loneliness has gotten more honest. For moms especially, the pressure to “build your crew” is relentless.

The baby market is a beast. It is oversaturated, overwhelming, and specifically designed to make you feel like you need

Welcome to Basic & Bothered. I live where the architecture is historic, Karl makes his morning daily visits, and the