Sarah Jedd
Sarah Jedd has a Ph.D. in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she teaches and studies the rhetoric of Planned Parenthood. Sarah has 5 (F I V E) children: teens Harry and Jack, elementary schoolers Cooper and Dorothy, and sweet baby Minnie, born in August 2020. Sarah blogs about being a mom of many at harrytimes.com and overshares on IG as @sarahjedd. Sarah, her husband, and their kids live in Verona with the world's laziest dog.
Back-to-School Shopping with Tweens: A Primer
I went back-to-school shopping with my tween and lived to tell the tale. So, I thought I'd share my pointers with you. Please tell me your own tips in the comments. I have 3...
Those Milestones No One Tells You About
My husband took the above picture of my four-year-old daughter and me on the water slide Memorial Day Weekend.
I thought it was a great action shot and loved how happy I looked even though...
Self Care in 6 Steps (Go Ahead, Mama,You Deserve It)
Summer break is right around the corner, which means now is the perfect time to add self care into your routine.
Maybe, like me, you are staring down a camp-less summer home 24/7 with 4...
To the Baby I Never Got to Celebrate
In my thirties, I resolved to be a better hostess, so I started having more parties. This was hard for me because I generally don’t like messes and am not a naturally welcoming person....
Take a Silly, Spontaneous Spring Break With These Road-Tested Tips
For years, I had spring break envy and was always beyond jealous of my Facebook friends who posted fabulous cruises, far-flung beach shots, and tony intercontinental adventures. We never had the cash to take...
To the Moms Freaking Out About Preschool Enrollment
It’s preschool application season, and we all know what that means. Countless tours of adorable buildings with tiny bathrooms. Endless scrutinizing of daily schedules printed on girds and the corresponding tuition sheet that goes...
Toofy, the Elf on the Shelf who Celebrates Hanukkah
How does a nice Jewish girl from Illinois find herself nearly buried under an avalanche of plastic tubs stuffed with Christmas ornaments searching in vain for a rogue Elf on the Shelf in a...
Sound the Clarion Call for RTTP in Your Neighborhood
When we moved to our neighborhood a few years ago, I noticed that a lot of the families with young children nearby were always posting Facebook photos labeled “RTTP.” These pictures were generally of...
Family Dinner Is Overrated and by Overrated I Mean a TOOL OF THE PATRIARCHY
Dinner is over, and I am alone, crawling under the kitchen table, wearing the apron I cooked in and used like a full-body napkin while I ate because I am classy like that. I...
5 Fave Read-Alouds for Tots to Tweens
I am not always a good mom. I yell too much. I care more about keeping the house clean than about creating magical childhood moments. I let the kids eat way too many desserts,...
What’s For Dinner?
Those 4 little words that no mom wants to hear: What's for dinner tonight?
I take that back-- sometimes I like hearing those words, like when they're spoken by my 8 or 9-year-old sons as...
Being a Granddaughter
My dad's mom, whose butter paddle front teeth and love of trashy novels and gangly men who tell good jokes I have apparently inherited, died when I was a sophomore in high school. Twenty-two...