by Emily | Jun 7, 2026 | Blog, Interview Series, Motherhood, Women in Engineering, Work/Life Balance |
My friend and neighbor Meghan started a new podcast, The Mommy Artist Podcast, last year. It’s a podcast for women, moms, and artists. It helps women who are often working on their passions in the margins while raising kids feel valid and seen. I’ve...
by Emily | Apr 15, 2026 | Blog, Work/Life Balance |
My family bought a used piano over 4 years ago, in January 2022. I had always wanted to learn to play the piano and I also wanted my kids to grow up playing the piano. Brand new pianos are very expensive, and since we are inexperienced and a young family that...
by Emily | Jan 29, 2026 | Blog, Motherhood, Women in Engineering |
It’s the Engineering Emily blog’s 10 year anniversary! What a wonderful 10 years it’s been! There have been many changes to the blog over the years…and I honestly can’t believe it’s already been 10 years. You can read my first post...
by Emily | Jan 2, 2026 | Blog, Motherhood, Work/Life Balance |
Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday and restful break if you had time off. My kids had two weeks off school so we’ve spent the time celebrating the holidays, building LEGO sets, visiting family, playing with friends, and on too much screen time. 😉 I...
by Emily | Nov 23, 2025 | Blog, Motherhood, STEAM Books, STEAM for Kids, STEAM Toys |
It’s Thanksgiving week and time for some of the biggest sales of the year! Black Friday is no longer just a day, but a week(s) long savings event before Christmas. I never know where to start with the Black Friday sales, so I often turn to gift guides for ideas....
by Emily | Oct 20, 2025 | STEAM Books, STEAM for Kids, Work/Life Balance |
I FINALLY DID IT! I PUBLISHED MY FIRST BOOK!!! My book is called the STEAM Activity Journal: A guided notebook to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, create experiments, notes, drawings, and designs. It’s written, designed, edited, and...
by Emily | Aug 4, 2021 | Motherhood, STEAM for Kids |
As soon as the calendar changes to August I start to focus on what I need to get the kids ready to go back to school. We haven’t had a set schedule all summer, so I’m looking forward to getting everyone back into a routine with set bedtimes, wakeup times,...
by Emily | Apr 22, 2021 | Motherhood, STEAM Activities, STEAM for Kids |
When I was in 3rd grade my teacher chose me to star in our class play for Earth Day. I was Planet Earth, and there was a “Planet Clean and Safe” that was a much happier place than Earth. In the play we talked about how to protect Earth and make it happier...
by Emily | Mar 22, 2021 | Interview Series, Women in Engineering |
It’s Women’s History Month, and to celebrate I have a great new interview to share with you for the Women in Engineering Interview Series! Women’s History Month is a month in which we come together “commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration...
by Emily | Nov 19, 2020 | Motherhood, STEAM Books, STEAM for Kids, STEAM Toys |
We’re now officially one week away from Thanksgiving and then it’s time for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sales! And if you’re anything like me you’re starting to make lists of gifts for friends and family. All the gifts included...