Meet Laura.
Welcome to my tiny corner of the internet — where words are my ability to process, connect, and grow. Life and motherhood are my focus. I’m constantly seeking a way to balance self, marriage, friendships, two busy boys, and a career — and here you’ll often read my sore attempts, failures, and lessons along the way.
I have two little boys that I am obsessed with, and am married to my soulmate for five years. We’re equal parts adventurers and homebodies — so you will either find us wandering somewhere in our Sprinter van or comfortably sticking close to home. We call San Diego, California home, but we are upstate New York born and raised.
I’m a sincere believer in sharing the struggles and the triumphs, and that you can “do it all” to an extent — but maybe not in the way you are envisioning.
So, what’s The Kinda Mom? — The Kinda Mom persona was born out of my new motherhood experiences starting over four years ago. It’s a way for me to communicate that all of the pieces of me seemed like fragments as I was finding the balance of new identities in motherhood. I was pushing the gas on one part of myself, while pumping the brakes on the other. All the pieces show up in different ways, and in different seasons — but they are all beautiful (and messy) parts of this thing we call life.
I’m kinda a mom.
I’m kinda a wife.
I’m kinda a nurse practitioner.
I’m kinda a friend.
I’m kinda a daughter and daughter-in-law.
I’m kinda a sister and sister-in-law.
I’m kinda a writer.
I’m kinda a true crime junkie.
I’m kinda a pilates addict.
I’m kinda a cheese lover.
I’m kinda a recovering perfectionist.
I’m kinda a clearance shopping enthusiast.
I’m kinda funny.
I’m kinda anxious.
I’m kinda Type A.
I’m kinda laidback.
I’m kinda whatever I want to be today, which could be different tomorrow.