• Steady! “No. NO! Don’t do that!” Breaks screech. Two cars colliding crumple metal easier than you would think. 45 miles an hour halts really quick when […]

  • Beep Beep…beep…woosh. Beep…woosh. The sounds of a hospital room at night are at best predictable at worst terrifying. In between the two feels like […]

  • It’s Thursday afternoon and the ideas presented for dinner have all been snubbed. 

    I’m cooking anyway. Chicken broccoli and rice again(?!) because no one has a better idea and I like it. The car is a mess with […]

  • I’ve spent the last 15 years filled with seasons of diet cokes, 100 calorie this and that’s, two a day work outs, staving off hunger with water/caffeine/activity/watching the clock. My pride ebbed with every wav […]

  • Katie Quartucci wrote a new post 3 years ago

    It’s Sunday afternoon and Monday is trying to make eye contact with me. I’ve tried to stay present through the weekend and now my husband’s mumblings about the workload lurking in the week ahead have my mind tryin […]

  • I have two friends raising teenage daughters alongside me right now. Their daughters are a couple of years behind mine but watching them raise their girls has been a joy and full of lessons. I’ve watched them c […]

  • Katie Quartucci Katie’s time is spent working hard to be a great mom, healthy partner, loving friend and philanthropist. She cares deeply about children, f […]