Lindsay
Lindsay is a native New Orleanian, displaced only by her years at Mississippi State, where she earned a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries and a minor in English. She came home shortly after Katrina, to work as a zookeeper and be a part of the rebuilding of her beloved city. She dragged her husband Drake, a Tennessee native, along with her. Their son Bennett joined the family in 2010, and in 2014 they welcomed identical twin girls, Genevieve and Kellen Clair. She now works full-time as an Environmental Scientist while working on her Master's and serving part-time as NOM’s resident Jill of All Trades. Powered by espresso, cake, and craft beer, her happy place is on a beach or in the woods. Need to identify a plant, tree, or animal? Lindsay’s a wealth of random knowledge. She loves to cook and sprinkle a little glitter on everything.
Revealing My Secret to Surviving as a Working Mom
A full-time job, two kids, dishes, dinner, laundry, homework, baths, cleaning, projects, and on, and on, and on.………..Has the panic attack started just from reading that? As a mom, I have stopped so many...
Where Are You, Christmas Spirit?
I always dreamed of Christmasing as a mom. I just knew I’d be as awesome at it as my mom. Every year was absolutely magical and fun. She and my dad had to work...
Our Motherhood Problem: A Letter to My Girls
My darling girls,
I hope by the time you become mothers , things will be different.
I hope you don't have to defend your choice to breastfeed in public, to bottle feed from day one, stay...
More Isn’t Always What You Think It Is
I wrote earlier that I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. At the time, I had submitted half a dozen applications and hadn't heard anything, so I was in...
When Picture Perfect Gets Provocative
One of the most common things I see on social media mom groups is “Should I tell her she’s doing it wrong?”
My answer is nearly always no. You should not.
Don’t get me wrong....
Homemade Pho Ga Recipe…Pho Real!
If you’re a follower of the blog, you know we’re a bunch of Phonatics. I’m pretty sure I could eat pho all day, every day from November through March. What on earth was I...
When I Grow Up: Finding My Way Even Though I Don’t Know What I...
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
That’s a question every kid gets asked-probably on a weekly basis. When I was little, I wanted to be a veterinarian and a mommy....
How I Made Six Weeks of Baby Food for Twins In Three Hours, for...
When my son started solids, I decided that I would try to make his food for him. Not because of any personal diet restrictions (I cannot afford to buy all organic food, nor do I...
I’m Just Not That Kind of Twin Mom
My twin girls are only six months old, yet we’ve already experienced the hilarious, utterly ridiculous, and occasionally insulting babble from strangers and companions alike. Why is the world so obsessed with stereotyping twins?...
What the Water Gave Me: Reflecting on the Positives of Hurricane Katrina
We never evacuated in the 22 years I had been alive. Not once. So when I got a phone call at 5:30 AM while I was unlocking the doors to the Starkville, MS coffee...
Under Pressure: Being Nervous About Finding Mom Friends at Your Child’s School
The loneliness of motherhood is this mysterious enigma that somehow manages to polarize mothers and non mothers. It's hard to explain, though thousands of writers and bloggers have tried. What it comes down to...
Two Babies, Two Boobs: My Journey Breastfeeding Twins
Wait, you're actually nursing them?
I'm lucky enough to have had success with a singleton who exclusively breastfed for a year. So when I found out I was having twins, I naturally assumed I could...
Telling My Story with the Soundtrack of My Life
Music has been a vital survival tool throughout most of my life. No matter what was going on, I could always find meaning in music. I wasn't gifted with actual musical talent - that...