All posts by Hailee Morin
Reduce your risk of being bitten by a tick in five easy steps
Flecks of sunlight filter through the tree-coverage and line the trail with gorgeous geometric patterns. Although I’ve been here before, it feels foreign to me as it does every summer when I make my first solo sojourn and spy subtle differences that have occurred during my winter absence. My over-warm skin yearns to escape the […]
Enjoy some weekly raindrops and sunrays with the kid-friendly Rain or Shine Hiking Club
The sun is throwing a temper tantrum. On my way to today’s hike with the Royal River Conservation Trust’s Rain or Shine Club, large luscious raindrops splattered against my windshield. When my year-old daughter and I arrived, the sun peaked its head out from behind a cloud just long enough to make me rethink my […]
Seasoned moms reveal the sacrifices and surprises of motherhood
We are all familiar with the typical stereotypes of being a mother, especially a new one. Among other things, mothers are known for being exhausted, minivan driving, yoga pant wearing “mombies” who run on cold cups of coffee during the day, and a little too much wine in the evening. With a grand total of […]
When I looked in our toy box, I was mortified by what I discovered.
The week before my daughter’s first birthday, I casually inventoried her toys. She had a fine compilation of blocks, a new selection of play trucks after being enamored with her four-year old cousin’s fleet of four-wheeled machines, and a small company of well-loved baby dolls. As I reviewed her collections, I was mortified when I […]
Five fabulous first-birthday decorations
When people say that your child’s first year will “fly by,” they aren’t joking; a series of winter blizzards transformed my sweet and sleepy baby into a bold and bubbly toddler. To match our little lady’s feisty personality, my husband and I opted for a seasonally appropriate “Spring Fiesta” party theme for her first birthday […]
Terrible truths about traveling with a toddler
Recently, we travel 2,254 miles with a 321 day-old human (a.k.a. almost eleven months) when we decided to fly south like any reasonable living thing after a week of snowstorms in February made us question whether or not we would ever see the sun again. While we found the sunshine and some much-needed sanity in […]
Babies, adult beverages, and banter at the Little Tap House
It’s a typical post-Saint Patrick’s Day pub scene in Portland: the Dropkick Murphy’s play on the loudspeakers as friends gather around whisky barrel style tables, sipping craft beer and cocktails, and chatting about their weekends. There is one detail, however, that makes this event decidedly different from any of the pub events that I have […]
Are you viewing your life through the lens of a phone? Here is how to stop.
A couple of times an hour, I found myself drawn to the glowing face of my iPhone. As a stay-at-home parent, my cell phone was my lifeline to the outside world. Text from friends or family, interesting post in one of the many mommy groups I follow, or breaking news articles online added spice the […]
Twelve ways to snowgasm
While many people used doomsday speech like “snowmageddon” to refer to the seemingly endless flakes filling our shovels, our yards, and our lives, others observed each falling flake with glee and immediately took to social media to celebrate this unexpected “snowgasm.” With a day of partial sunshine forecasted for Friday, it is time for those […]