I just knew before I had kids I wanted to be with them full time. I had been a nanny and worked with kids in many capacities over the years. I was so sure I would love being at home all the time. When Rufus was born I stayed home with him for nearly two years and loved so much about it. But you know what? I was also bored. So bored. And it was so hard! The idyllic moments I had imagined were not in the majority.
Read MoreSo how do we make peace with our “sister lives”? How do we salute them from shore, and then enjoy the one we received? Nataliya offers us sage advice. “We must focus on what we do have," she says, “and not what we don’t.” In her case, she focuses on the blessing of having a daughter to share conversations, board games, TV shows, and laughter with. As well as the capacity to pursue her own talents and skills (she’s an incredible photographer).
Read MoreInto Motherhood: A monthly photo + poem series inspired from authentic interviews with everyday moms.
Lindsay and her husband welcomed their darling daughter, Jo, in the spring of 2020. It was an anxious time for many of us, but especially so for Lindsay, who had to face the unknowns of a pandemic while caring for a newborn.
Read More“To pull back the curtains and give an intimate window into the true inner workings of a home.
Into the domestic. Into the motherhood.
Into the real and relatable and everyday drama and romanticism of the kitchen table, the floor mat, the bedroom, the yard.”
