A fashion blogger’s rare non-clothing post caught my attention when she wrote about introducing solids to her son by giving him real, whole foods: a concept that was foreign to me. While I was searching for maternity outfit inspiration,...
“That isn’t going to be me.” I knew all the signs. I’d read the research. I knew the possibilities. The words of my grad school professor kept bouncing around in my head. “The biggest predictor of Postpartum Depression is...
I can't pass up an article that lists Life Hacks. I love to see what tricks other people have come up with to solve life's everyday problems. It's so satisfying to have a "mind blown" moment from something that's...
I’ve been described as an “out of the box” thinker, but when it comes to toys for my Sully, I think “inside the box.” Literally.
I very quickly realized that babies enjoy an assortment of random items over toys a...
Mothers are held to an unbelievably unobtainable standard. It is unreal the amount of pressure mothers are put under when it comes to their homes, their children, their careers, or their relationships. Society wants mothers to be well-rounded. They...
"Dear Mama...You Are Appreciated. " Tupac wrote that anthem for his Mama and while our mamas and lives are quite different (for starters, my mama is not a "crack fiend"), the sentiment he expresses to his mama is the...
The school system may say that summer is over, but summer as a season is certainly not. We’ve still got a couple more months of long hot days that moms with preschoolers need to fill. Or just survive. Better...
My heart nearly exploded the day we found out we were having a boy. Holding him in my arms for the first time and looking at his sweet soft face, I began to hope and pray for his future....
I’ve started to write this no less than thirty times. Emotionally, I can hardly handle the fact my daughter is going to kindergarten.
I look at her and I fall between welling up in tears and being shocked about how...
Somewhere along the way I told myself that hard things = bad things, and that I couldn't do hard things. Isn’t it scary how those things we tell ourselves(or that others tell us) become our truth? So I was...
Parenthood
Our Summer Survival Strategy
Summer is here whether I like it or not. Admittedly, it’s not my favorite season, but I’m both excited and a bit nervous about...
