Jen Lassalle
There’s a Storm Coming :: Tips for Managing Stress During Hurricane Prep
Yesterday, Mommas around town woke up to the unpleasant shock of thunderstorms, flooding, and tornado warnings. Our kids were picked up from camp (if we could get to them or they made it there...
It’s Official :: NOMB is now New Orleans Mom!
Seven years ago, we started New Orleans Moms Blog with a simple, but powerful goal: connect local Moms. We wanted to showcase products and resources that made life easier and celebrate the many different...
Mammas, Let’s Take Ourselves Off Auto-Pilot
I had a to-do list a mile long. My One Thing had turned into fifty. I’d carefully planned my day down to the minute and foolishly assumed nothing would go wrong. No traffic. No...
Active Dad Trades In His Worn Out Workout Clothes for tasc Performance
Disclosure :: tasc Performance, a New Orleans based company, sponsored this review and shared many awesome products to try, but these opinions are my own and these are already on my Father's Day wish...
Water Safety, and Fun, With the SLST Seahorses
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the South Louisiana Swim Team.
Water Safety, and Fun, With the SLST Seahorses
When my daughter began suffering from severe anxiety, I knew there would be changes. One of my...
Five Lessons from My First Disney Trip
Our first family trip to Disney has come and gone. I have pictures of my kids refusing to smile (seriously, my boy made it his mission to scowl) and some great memories. I even...
When Mama Isn’t Happy and That’s OK
There’s a popular Southern expression, and I'm paraphrasing, but here it is.
I get it. I get that in many families, mine included, Mama is wearing a lot of hats and balancing several of the...
Childhood Anxiety, One Family’s Journey, Part 3 :: Stopping a Train Headed Off the...
This is the third in a three-part series about childhood anxiety. You can find part one here and part two here.
I’m reminding my daughter, for the fifth time today, that she is planting a...
Childhood Anxiety, One Family’s Journey, Part 2 :: When Anxiety Attacks
“I don’t know what to do. I think she had a panic attack this morning!”
Because I’ve been so open about our journey, I frequently get texts like this or similar. A parent, scared or...
Childhood Anxiety, One Family’s Journey, Part 1 :: Worry Monsters
The first time my daughter had a full panic attack I had one along with her. We were at the same gymnastics studio we’d been attending twice a week for three years. Her favorite...
Motherhood is Changing, But I’m Still Tired
“Does it get easier?” My friend asked me at a birthday party, his hair a mess and his eyes red. He changed his little one’s diaper while his toddler clung to his leg, saying...
Momfession: I’d Rather Mardi Gras Than Disney
This is our year. This is the year that my family, due to an unforeseen financial windfall and a late Mardi Gras, has decided to visit that place. THE place. The place with the...
What I Learned When We Renovated Our Bathroom
Once we decided not to move and to stay in our house we started making renovation plans. We knew that our biggest undertaking was also the one about which I would be the most...
Five Alternatives to Christmas Cards
Another Christmas season has passed and, as you take a moment to breathe, you realize you forgot to send out Christmas cards. Or maybe (like I did last year) you ordered them and left...