Kirsten Oliphant

A lifestyle blog from writer Kirsten Oliphant. Celebrating the daily chaos of motherhood.

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10 Sep 2018

9/11, Lunchtime Politics, and the Right to Mourn

I wrote this post about September 11 in 2012. Every year I think about this day and while I sometimes process through writing, I don't have new words.

02 May 2018

One Little Pronoun…

A throwback! I posted this five years ago on my OTHER (now private) blog, I Still Hate Pickles. Today is Cooper's fifth birthday and it seemed fitting

30 Aug 2017

An Ode to My Husband in the Hurricane

[social_warfare]Oddly, in the midst of Hurricane Harvey, I want to WRITE. I guess it's not so odd, since I'm a writer and we all have to process

30 Jul 2017

Low Carb Diets: What’s the Difference Between Keto, Paleo, and Whole30?

I wish that my 90s teenage self could see the diet trends of today. SHE WOULD DIE. My diets back then (you know, when I didn't NEED a diet but thought

22 Jan 2017

My Six Hospital Bag Must Haves

I still remember being totally unprepared with a hospital bag for my first birth. In my defense, I was working with a midwife and planned a home

21 Jan 2017

I Give You Permission

We did something really, REALLY stupid two weeks ago.  WE GOT A PUPPY.  Now, before you get all PETA on me, puppies aren't stupid!

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