Lindsay Burchette

in too deep

In Too Deep: How a Facebook Article May Have Saved My Child

We all see those articles pop up as summer approaches on social media: it's the stuff of mom nightmares. Ticks, bad sunscreen, dry drowning. On and on it goes.  It can be enough to make...

On the Outskirts of Town: Exploring the Fun Surrounding Knox County in Sevier County...

I'm a Knoxville girl, born and raised. Until high school, that is. The summer before my freshman year, my parents moved us just up the road to Seymour. Sevier County was my home for the...
case dismissed

Case Dismissed: A Judgy Mom’s Secret

We all know that mom, especially on social media.  She's the one you can count on hearing from when you post that pic of your kid with the Lunchable. She's the one that can somehow...
find your unwind

Find Your Unwind: The Many Ways We Do Self-Care

I'm not usually one for clickbait, but there is one subject that gets me every time.  Self-care.  Despite my morning pep-talk, I am not actually Wonder Woman...unless WW also felt like she needed a nap most...
Days in the Sun

Days in the Sun: Lessons from the Past

We had just recently moved to our new home in South Knoxville; our oldest (and at the time, only) was three. It was a perfect spring day, so we laid a blanket out in...

Memes, YouTube, and Ukuleles: How My Teenager Checks In

One of my very favorite things about parenting would have to be those moments when, after a bout of independence, your child comes running to you. They touch base and then they're off again....

The Bah-Humbucket List: 10 Ways to Lift Your Christmas Spirits

I'll be honest: our little family has had a rough year. I don't think I've ever been so excited and ready to decorate and throw myself fully into the cheerfulness of the Christmas season,...