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 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 | 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 24, 2020 | Motherhood, STEAM for Kids, Work/Life Balance |
Back to school usually means a new wardrobe for both my kids every year. Right around when the new school year is starting is when I notice all their clothes are getting too small. We try to wear clothes as long as possible and use hand-me-downs, but we still end up...
by Emily | Nov 20, 2019 | Interview Series, Women in Engineering, Work/Life Balance |
I am SO excited to share this news with you today! A few weeks ago, I was approached by Stephanie Slocum, an engineer, career coach, and author who was putting together a special event just for women in engineering. She was concerned that there are so many women out...
by Emily | Aug 7, 2019 | STEAM for Kids, Work/Life Balance |
My kids have known how to use a tablet and my smart phone pretty much since they were walking. They know how to take pictures, and get to their favorite videos on YouTube. Sometimes they even FaceTime call some unsuspecting family and friends. My son has been...
by Emily | Apr 24, 2019 | Gardening with kids, STEAM Activities, Work/Life Balance |
Last year was our first year planting a raised bed garden in our backyard as a family, and it was a huge success! We grew more cherry tomatoes than we could eat from spring through fall. We also grew cucumbers, jalapeños, green beans, and herbs. The best part was my...
by Emily | Mar 27, 2019 | Motherhood, STEAM for Kids, Work/Life Balance |
On a normal shopping trip to Target or the Gap, it is extremely rare to find STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) themed clothes for either of my kids, and especially for my daughter. But recently, I have found some really awesome STEAM clothes for...
by Emily | Jan 3, 2019 | STEAM for Kids, Work/Life Balance |
2018 just flew by for me. I’m feeling excited and refreshed for what 2019 has in-store for myself and my family. On New Year’s Eve, I wrote down a few goals for myself personally for 2019. My first goal is to journal everyday. Journalling is one of my...