Sara Strand
Sara is a stay home mom (not a regular mom, a “cool” mom) of two teenagers and two elementary grade kids, who is always stressed out because one has their driver's license, one is a free spirit, one is fearless, and one is always in the clouds. In her “free time”, she is a book reviewer, dance mom, true crime podcast junkie, Dateline/Keith Morrison fan club devotee, and an Amniotic Fluid Embolism survivor. Always honest and sometimes funny, you can also find her at her blog, Stranded in Chaos (www.strandedinchaos.com), where she shares good (and not so good) books, tales from mom life, recovery and life after birth trauma, and livin’ la vida loca after 40ish.
Take a Drive: Have Hard Conversations in the Car
I remember thinking when my oldest was very little that I would never end up cringing at the hard conversations. I was determined to be the mom who was upfront and gave blunt, but...
National Book Month: Celebrate With These Ten Books
Did you know that October is National Book Month? It's hard to keep up with all the celebrations these days, but you might have known this one if you're an obsessive reader like I...
Stop and Smell the Flowers: When Family Outings Disappoint
Our family, like so many of yours, has had a fairly low-key summer. We’ve done a good job quarantining and avoid people, so much so that my kids’ first car ride after the pandemic...
Goodbye Inner Pinterest Party Mom!
If there is one thing I do well, it would absolutely be throwing a party. If I thought that I could deal with demanding and unrealistic people yelling at me all the time, I...
What to Expect When You’re Aging: Where is THAT Book?!
I don’t know if it's because suddenly I have more time under a pandemic quarantine or if it's because the bathroom in our new house has more light, but I’ve been noticing some unpleasant...
Don’t Worry, Be Happy?
If you know me at all, you know the thing I am best at is worrying. Sure, I’m good at crafty things and can perfectly line up googly eyes. I can make boxed macaroni...
Parenting Through Guilt
Living in the aftermath of an Amniotic Fluid Embolism has been really rough, almost worse than the event itself. Looking back, it feels like just a blink but the rest of my reality is...
Teens vs. Toddlers – Why Not Both?
I remember when I got pregnant with our third child, I was fairly devastated. It wasn’t planned in any way and by that point we were out of the baby stage, our two kids...
8 Teen Books Even You’ll Want to Read
If you know me in real life you know I’m an avid reader. My goal on Goodreads last year was 110 books and I read 125, so my goal for this year is 125,...
Did Your Water Break or Did You Pee on the Carpet? A Birth Story
When I was pregnant with my first child I think I read every single pregnancy book on the market. I memorized the American Baby magazine they used to give out the doctor's office with...