Sarah Brichetto
Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Sarah moved to New Orleans in 2009 after graduating from the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!) and is proud to call New Orleans home. She is a CPA and the Finance Director at a local real estate development company. Sarah lives in the Freret neighborhood with her husband, Matt, and their three kids: Elizabeth, Paul and Isaac. You can often find them roaming the neighborhood streets, taking streetcar rides, or enjoying one of the many local parks. In her non-existent free time, Sarah loves to try the newest local restaurants, cook, read, and write.
1 on 1 in a Family of Five :: How To Make Intentional Time...
One of the biggest challenges when we welcomed our third child was the realization that we were outnumbered. In any given moment, there is one more kid than we have the capacity to give...
Holidazed :: How to Survive the Holiday Hustle
The time is upon us. The five-week obstacle course that is the holiday season. From Friendsgiving to Thanksgiving Dinner to school Christmas plays to Holiday teas to concerts to parties – we cram in...
Parenting in the Mirror: What I’m Learning from Raising my Mini Me
Besides our slightly different shades of hair, you could easily mistake a photo of my daughter at age eight for me when I was her age. We have blue eyes, slender frames, and long...
I Took Myself to Lunch…and Here’s What I Learned
I work in an office setting, spending more of my lunch breaks than I’d care to admit sitting at my desk, finishing a task between meetings, or catching up on the news from the...
Why Work Besties are the Best for Working Moms
It is well known that mommin’ ain’t easy. And juggling the responsibilities of motherhood and the demands of the workplace can drive even the strongest career woman to the brink of insanity. But, as...
Ode to a Summer Saturday
Hello there, Summer Saturday. I haven’t seen you in a while, and I sure have missed you! These Spring Saturdays have been fun – we’ve had some beautiful weather and made some good memories...
Adventures in Online Grocery Shopping
Scene: I’m sitting in the hallway of a hotel ballroom while my daughter is finishing her last dance workshop of the weekend. Feeling tired and anxious to get home and prepare for another busy...
Hi, I’m Languishing. How Are You?
Just the other day, I was minding my own business, avoiding starting a stressful task at work with a good ole’ scroll on the ‘gram, when an article popped up from Real Simple: “That...
Aging Gracefully: Three Things I’m Loving About Getting Older
I recently found myself at a coffee shop for a few moments of personal time in the midst of a very busy season. I scored a lovely table outside in a sunny corner and...
My 2022 Reading Resolution
My second grader has recently become very interested in reading on her own, even turning down movie time to finish a book she’d been desperate to finish for a while. It has brought me...
Advent and Babies
Advent, the four Sundays immediately preceding Christmas has and forever will be one of my very favorite liturgical seasons. It is a time of excitement and expectancy, anticipation and waiting, joyful waiting. Because we...
I Don’t Do Laundry :: Thoughts on the Delegation of Domestic Duties
I took clothes out of the dryer this morning for the first time in weeks, maybe months. As a general rule, I don’t do laundry.
While I don’t send my kids to school in dirty...
Sunday: Reset
Do you suffer from the Sunday Scaries? Do the Monday Blues get you down?
Me too.
What Happens
My mood shifts, starting mid-afternoon on Sunday. My mind starts reminding my body that it is almost time to...
Football Fever: Why I Love The Game
I know this could be considered a controversial opinion, but I’ll say it: I love football. Something about the changing of seasons from Summer to Fall gives me all the football feels.
The three reasons...