Heather Reid Writes

Heather is an essayist, editor, CMO, mommy, and wife seeking stillness while in a state
of nearly constant motion. She lives, walks, and eats in the greatest city in the world: Chicago.

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Bad Sport: The Art of Becoming a Passionate Cheerleader

April 01, 2019 by Heather Reid in adulting, adultlife, chicago, family, sports, momlife

The transition from an extremely competitive wanna-be athlete to a Mom on the sidelines is going to be tough for me, I just know it.

April 01, 2019 /Heather Reid

parenthood, compassion, adulting, sports

adulting, adultlife, chicago, family, sports, momlife

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Everything Must Go

October 17, 2018 by Heather Reid in adulting, adultlife, home, memories, kids, momlife

Getting rid of your stuff is supposed to make you happier. Except when it doesn’t.

October 17, 2018 /Heather Reid

adulting, kids, home, change, all the small things, bigbrother, compassion, memories, family, growingup, littlebrother, procrastination, time

adulting, adultlife, home, memories, kids, momlife

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The Mean Kid

March 29, 2018 by Heather Reid in kids, memories, adulting

In my fifth grade class there was a new kid. He was the kind of kid who, even to my 11 year old mind, seemed to have the deck stacked against him.

March 29, 2018 /Heather Reid

kids, kindness, bullying, mean, fred rogers, sally kohn, compassion, christian picciolini, TED

kids, memories, adulting

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