Spilled Milk Blog

  • To the moms who held it all together this year

    To the moms who held it all together this year

    As the one year anniversary of the pandemic in America rolls by, I’ve been reflecting on the sweet summer child who really believed that if she did her duty and stayed home for two weeks during lockdown, life would “get back to normal.” Yes, this was me. I was so naive, as I think many Read more

  • What we’re reading: Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

    What we’re reading: Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt USD-1291938587 ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. When I spotted Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri in nearly every “best of” YA list for 2020, Read more

  • How to read “Pride and Prejudice” along with the BBC miniseries

    How to read “Pride and Prejudice” along with the BBC miniseries

    This winter I’m reading through one of my favorite books of all time, Pride & Prejudice, with my thirteen-year-old daughter for her homeschool literature course. It’s the perfect time of year for it, when we can pull up blankets by the fireplace and read out loud to each other…kind of like the Bennett sisters would have done. Read more

  • Choose your Christmas traditions using the “Make, Read, Give, See” method

    Choose your Christmas traditions using the “Make, Read, Give, See” method

    In A Bad Moms Christmas, Mila Kunis plays a mother who nearly ruins her kids’ joy when she gets into a screaming match with her over-the-top mom, who has taken Christmas too far. Her mother’s traditions are forced on the family. They will be made to enjoy the holiday, whether they like it or not. Kunis cracks. Read more

  • 12 things I actually loved in 2020

    12 things I actually loved in 2020

    There’s been a lot to not like about 2020, but I’ve had several things that have brought me joy this year too. They’re simple things, like robes or books I’ve read. Or even simple routines I’ve added that have made a significant difference for me this year. So, I wanted to share them! No affiliate Read more

  • The small joy of writing to your favorite author | The Childhood Magic series

    The small joy of writing to your favorite author | The Childhood Magic series

    Several months ago, I received a press kit with an advance copy of Toni DiTerlizzi’s Kenny and the Dragon book in it. Boxes of review copies are nothing new at our house, and like so many other books that have come across our kitchen table, this book was passed on to one of my kids. Read more