Rachel, Senior Writer
Rachel is a native Coloradoan, though originally from the Western Slope. She followed her husband Chris to his hometown of Colorado Springs after having met in engineering school at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. Together they have four beautiful children, Tommy (2011), Tazzy (2014), Zach (2015) and Zinny (2018). Having a young and active family keeps Rachel on her toes trying to find ways to keep the ship sailing while still meeting all the demands of motherhood. Though Rachel loves her most important role as Mommy most, she also works full time outside the home as a Water Resources Engineer for the Colorado Division of Water Resources. This role helps keep her life centered, bouncing from detailed and complex discussions relating to Colorado Water Law with her husband ( a mechanical engineer) to daycare and preschool drop off and pick up schedules, while being constantly interrupted by the equally complex musings of her 4 year.
Multi-tasking Moms
Moms are the most capable beings on earth. It's true. We have superpowers. It is totally "normal" to see a mom breastfeeding an infant while cooking dinner. Listening to a meeting on her computer...
Parenting And The Diderot Effect
In 1765, Denis Diderot was a French pauper who was unable to afford the dowry for his daughter's wedding despite being the co-founder and author of Encyclopédie, a comprehensive and popular encyclopedia for its...
Working Mom Burnout: What Is the Point?
Do you ever have those days where you get up from the couch, walk into the kitchen and think, "What was I coming in here for?" Have you ever had that feeling with you...
Self-Care, The Burnout Barometer
A barometer is an instrument used for measuring pressure. It is also something that reflects changes in circumstances. For me, the level of self-care I am prioritizing is a good measure of how burned...
Making (Mental) Space
I have been working on myself this year, trying to open myself up to ways in which I can better formulate my life — expanding my bubble, if you will. I have been looking...
Learning To Sit With Emotions
2020 has been a year for the records. It has been an absolute roller coaster of emotions. Throughout my life, my means for dealing with those emotions has been a verb — an action...
5 Lessons From My “Year Long Health Journey”
Last December, I was thinking about the New Year, 2020. Usually, this time of year I make several grandiose resolutions and almost always they involve some half-baked plan for weight loss. But last year...
Pumpkin Spice Without The Guilt
Ohhh... Happy Fall, Y'all!
Pumpkin Spice. Pumpkin Spice. And More Pumpkin Spice.
The recent cold spell snapped me out of summer and straight into fall. I pulled out my hoodie, flannel shirt and scarf and got...
My Top 5 Halloween Movies
Every year, I find myself looking for a backup plan if the Halloween festivities don't go to plan. Sometimes it is a freak snowstorm, sometimes a toddler meltdown and sometimes it's a late meeting....
To Meal Prep or Not To Meal Prep?
I don't know about you, but 2020 has brought about some big changes in my life. As time in this new environment goes on, a new way of life has begun to emerge. One...