Sitemap - 2022 - In Pursuit of Clean Countertops

Reflecting on (almost) a year!

Gay bars, cashmere sweaters, and MenoTok

Making "core mems" this holiday season

Performing my motherhood through wooden toys

All the Ugly Shit Sara Loves

To the products that do it all

"The same shit in a new package"

Abortion beanies, "histrionic PPD," and the End of Instagram

An ode to the Busy Mom™

The trad mom promise of a "perfectly balanced world"

I will write "Fuck Mother's Day" in your signed copy of MOMFLUENCED

Heat pumps, mommy, and O magazine

All the scams!

Unsubscribing from motherhood scams with Raena Boston

"Educational freedom," casseroles, and MOMFLUENCED galleys

How to be a more joyful homemaker

"Is there a god puppeteering this whole charade?"

Tell me what you want!

Voting for less WTFs

To do: groceries, soccer carpool, divine transcendance

Hot dogs, running, and Cool Moms

Botox can erase your "mean mommy frown"

How the myth of maternal instinct perpetuates the myth of the Ideal Mother

Tree frogs, ejaculation, and Taylor Swift's scale

When the satire is too real

"Mamas," "littles," and the inclusivity/exclusivity of maternal language

Crying over mere mentions of Encanto

An $118 sweatshirt won't save me

"Your authentic self doesn't arrive via stork."

What actually helped?

Lol math

I don't cherish every moment

The best thing I read this week was about mozzarella sticks.

Cocomelon Mommy is not ok

State governments impact "whether children and mothers live or die."

Which momfluencers do you measure yourself up against?

I don't love being a girl mom OR being a boy mom.

Kathryn Jezer-Morton does not give parenting advice

Toddlers, horseshoe crabs, and farmhouse chic.

The problem with toxic masculinity

Inside the Momfluenced cover design process

Covid!

Amelia Morris doesn't care about your stroller

MOMFLUENCED Cover Reveal!

TOO MANY APPS

How much do momfluencers get paid?

Which pieces of "motherhood art" make you reimagine mothering?

Is American motherhood impossible?

Still thinking about that shoe-tray

The brides are not ok

This house tour made me cry.

Which books, shows, or movies nail momfluencer culture?

On blaming the victim for their reproductive struggles

I wrote a book

What is it about countertops for me?

Babies don't need cardigans

"Laundry can't make you a good mom."

How do you love/hate social media?

Paper towels and gender essentialism

Why I want to quit social media

Do you hide your phone from your kids?

FOOD IS NOT ENOUGH

"My relevance in the world hinges on the success of my Instagram"

Just call me Ina!

Laundry so pretty it will turn you into a fairy

In Pursuit's Greatest Hits

What are you reading, watching, eating, and listening to?

Adventures in copywriting

"Like, whose house is that clean all the time without some sort of help?"

Links from Vacation Sara!

Weekly WTF

Searching for summer vacation

Snacks for Dinner and Back-stroking Velociraptors

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Why neutrals might never die

Let's Discuss

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"It's called Ballerina Farm not Hip-Hop Farm or Jazz Farm"

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Mothering my inner child with help from my mommies at The Class

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Conservative Christian momfluencers and the romanticization of a fantasy that never existed

Let's Discuss

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Everyday activism and community care with Lauren Smith Brody

Let's Discuss

The Weekly WTF

Taking things Nice and Slow with Hayley DeRoche

Let's Discuss

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What's the point?

Let's Discuss

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Jessica DeFino crushes my dream that a beauty balm can make me a better mother

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Talking about menstrual cups and stepmoms who mother with Chloe Caldwell

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Introducing the Weekly WTF

Ballerina Farm's "glamorized humbleness"

Not Your Typical Mormon Mommy Blogger

Why a newsletter?

Fan-girling about momfluencers with actress Lindsey Broad

Ballerina Farm as a Good Wife Manual

How Gwyneth made me obsessed with momfluencers.

How Ballerinafarm's husband made me start a newsletter.

Coming soon