Amelia
Amelia Cook Fontella is a writer, teacher, designer, and entrepreneur. She lives in a cozy little house on Madison’s east side with her husband Rob, kiddos Frankie and Luisa, and a puggle named Starla. Amelia has an MFA in creative writing and regularly teaches in the Madison area, including her own Get Inspired Workshop classes. Amelia and Rob own Green Table Media where they help small businesses and community organizations tell their stories. Amelia adores traveling the world, exploring things in her own backyard, going swimming, and just about anything to do with creativity, writing, and the arts. She’s good at finding other people’s lost things and makes a mean brandy slush.
When Breast Isn’t Best: Ten Things to Keep in Mind During National Breastfeeding Month
I’ll admit that I always dread August a little bit. As a mom who struggled with breastfeeding and ended up spending hundreds of hours pumping tiny quantities of milk in order to combo feed...
You Don’t Have to Like Your Body (to Love it): Thoughts on My Mom...
Four months ago, I gave birth to my second baby. As I write this, I’m in the throes of new motherhood. My hair is falling out (thank you, postpartum hair loss) and, to be...
Summer Freebies: Free Fun for the Whole Family – Updated for 2019!
Summertime in Madison is chock full of great things to do. In fact, there’s so much going on, it actually can get overwhelming . . . and expensive! So, once again, here are a...
Hack That Pump: 5 Tips to Make Pumping Suck Less
Calling all pumping mamas! Whether you’re pumping a lot or a little, did you know there might be a few ways to make pumping milk for your baby more comfortable and more productive?
Through...
Thinking About Baby Number 2? Here’s Why Having Another Kid Might be Easier Than...
I’ll admit, I was slightly freaked out about adding a second kid to our family. I’d been warned by friends and even by strangers (thank you random dude at yoga with horror stories about...
The Power of Positive Birth Stories
I grew up terrified of giving birth. Between what I had heard in church about Eve’s punishment being painful childbirth and what my own mother had told me, I believed that giving birth would...
I Went to Disney World and I Hated It
It’s my son’s 3rd birthday. I’m 20 weeks pregnant, it’s 90 degrees, we’re packed tightly into a unshaded waiting area with hundreds of other sweaty people and my newly-minted 3-year-old is having a total...
Picky Shoe Mom
Mamas, I have a really weird request, but bear with me for a moment. Pull off your socks and shoes and take a look at your feet. Take a good look. What do you...
Six Things No One Told Me about the First Trimester of Pregnancy and How...
1. You will be more than just “tired.”
“Feeling tired” is at the top of every list of early pregnancy symptoms, and it is definitely is a complaint of mine in early pregnancy. But I’ve...
Dear Nap, Goodbye Forever: An Open Letter to My Toddler’s Nap
Dear Nap,
I should have seen it coming. I knew what we had wouldn’t last forever, but I was hoping for a little bit more time together. Another month. Another week. I’d even have been...
The Good of Getting Away
My son is two-and-a-half and I’d only been away from him for one night since he was born. My sister, a mom to two small kids, was in a similar boat. And it had...
Rags to Riches: How I Made Money from Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning time! This year, my husband and I decided to do a major purge, getting rid of as much stuff as we possibly could. First stop, the basement. Our dumping ground. As I...