Erica Morrison
Erica is a native St. Louisian who lives in Webster Groves with her husband and two boys, ages 5 and 7. After living in Minnesota and Nashville, Tennessee for 7 years, they moved back home to St. Louis in 2014. Erica taught high school English for ten years, but has been on a temporary hiatus from the classroom to try out professional boy-wrangling. When she is not overseeing the manufacturing of sticks into weapons, she loves to exercise and read. Erica's hobbies include cooking, wine, hiking/camping, and travel.
Young, Healthy, and Lump-Free: A Surprising (Yet Real) Portrait of Breast Cancer
As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are re-sharing this heartfelt post from October, 2020.
Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer in December of 2018, I held on to the security that my...
Wacky Walls at Upper Limits is a Win for Winter Fun
Dried brittle pine needles have blanketed my floor, and new toys sprawl out across every flat surface of my house. While we stand knee-deep in the debris of Hurricane Christmas, I also take a...
Hibernate with a Book! Book Recommendations for Elementary Readers
With the cold temperatures and sunless skies of winter approaching, most of us are desperately seeking screen-free ways to engage our kiddos as we endure pandemic hibernation. While we have definitely missed participating in...
A Declaration for Independence
Welcome independence along with the new school year.
Like most parents, I’m struggling with a variety of parenting anxieties as we settle back into the screen-routine for school. The questions nag persistently in my brain...
The Calm of Cooking
Cooking has always been a treasured hobby for me. For more than a decade, I have subscribed to nearly every culinary magazine in print, and my Instagram feed definitely holds more brightly colored portraits...
“Summer Rules!”: Transitioning from “HomeSchool” to “HomeSummer”
Summer is Here!
“Yay, Summer!….”Wait, it’s Summer?” My boys closed the laptops on the last day of virtual school and engaged in a joyful but confused and somewhat hesitant celebration of the new season. The...
The Pandemic Gift of Play: Something for the Whole Family to Enjoy
One of the pandemic silver linings has been discovering the gift of play and having time each day to leisurely unwrap it.
“It’s 10:00!" I herald. My voice echoes throughout the main floor of our...
Why I Have Decided to Social Distance from Social Media
Erica is the first to admit that she relies on Facebook to find real connection in this virtual world, however, at a time when social media is changing minute by minute to keep up...
The Control Freak Mama: A Cautionary Tale
One of the biggest sources of contention in my marriage is when I micromanage my husband’s parenting. I don’t mean to do it, but it often just slips out, usually in a moment of...
Forty with Fortitude: Happily Skipping ‘Over the Hill’
At the end of this month, I turn the much-fussed-about 40. As a child of 1980, I get the bonus of beginning each new decade with what Hallmark labels a “milestone birthday.” This means...