Short, funny essays about stay at home life – with dragons in the background.

I always thought being a parent gave you certain privileges. Turns out, if you’re not careful, someone else will use your kids as the reason…

At three in the morning, Monica woke to a breathing stuffed panda inches from her face. Her baby was asleep. Her couch was unforgiving. Her…
I live with a wizard, a talking cat, and three children who treat the floor like a buffet. Naturally, I spend a week researching a…
My husband took my blog idea seriously. The talking cat wanted top billing. The kids accidentally enchanted a toy. This was supposed to be a…

I’m Birdie, a mom, writer, and lover of all things life-affirming, which is just code for ‘I’m a hot mess trying to survive on coffee and laughter’. I write about the transformative power of raising tiny humans, finding the silver lining in everyday challenges, and thriving through the small setbacks that make family life so rewardingly resilient.