Tori Hart

Last month, my family decided to have a slow morning. That in and of itself isn’t all that remarkable - none of us, even the toddler, are really morning people, and it takes at...

If my twenty-month-old were my life coach, her motto would be simple: Say “No” There are lots of ways of repeating this mantra, according to my coach. Sometimes it’s the quiet ‘no’ of a toddler...

When my daughter was born, she refused a pacifier.  This was shocking to me, as a clueless new mother, because I had assumed all babies needed pacifiers. I purchased a WubbaNubb with a cuddly elephant,...

Oh, laundry. My arch-nemesis. We meet again. Okay, it isn’t the actual laundry that bothers me. If the clothes didn’t need to be folded and put away, I suspect laundry and I would get along...

“Echo? Play Frozen.” Perhaps the most common request in my household is the one to yet again bring the movie soundtrack echoing through our kitchen. And each time, no matter how recently we may have...

Dear Mama, Welcome to the newfound challenges of motherhood! You totally did it! It’s a whole new world! I know it’s scary, but I’ve seen you handle all kinds of crazy stuff in the past. Remember...

Eight years ago, my now-husband got down on one knee and offered me a gorgeous, beautiful rock on an engraved band and a promise of long-lasting, eternal love. Beside the Lions Fountain on Purdue’s...