Sundays in my house are for relaxing and spending time with my family. It's also the day I usually use to catch up on laundry, pack backpacks in prep for Monday morning, etc. It's also NOT the day I...
This is not one of those recipe posts where you have to scroll down to the bottom just to get to what you came for: the recipe! I will say that these are not new dishes; instead they are...
I went back to work when my first child was 7 weeks old. And I was aware of how fortunate I was. See, though I worked at a school, I was in an administration position so I was able...
Having a baby is hard. It is hard on your body. You might think that pregnancy was hard. But in my experience, postpartum is even tougher, and is not always talked about enough. Getting to accept you 'new' mom-bod,...
There's a lot you can inherit from your family: your hair color, your eye color, your morbid sense of humor...but what about a higher risk for breast cancer?
Unfortunately, breast cancer is pretty common: about 1 in 8 women will...
October is ADHD awareness month. Over 8% of children have a diagnosis of ADHD. This is one mom's story of her son. Do you have a child with ADHD?
We are heading into the preteen years with my son, and...
Like most women I know, I grew up in an era where skinny=beautiful. And the skinnier you were, the better. I spent my childhood days playing with my barbies, unaware that they had completely unrealistic measurements. I have fond...
During those dark days of potty training, an oft-heard refrain around our house was "listen to your body." Sure, we took our children to the bathroom at regular intervals, but our ultimate goal was for them to internalize the...
Content note: brief mention of birth defects and miscarriage
When I first saw those two, thin purple lines show up on a pregnancy test, I was excited, nervous, and overwhelmed (like most first-time parents). I began daydreaming of what my...
Summer is here in full force! Over in our community groups, a common question among the moms is about sunscreen recommendations. As mamas, we are almost always the one to research, buy, and apply the sunscreen. I can still...