Two weeks ago, I ran my first 10K, or race in general, in over a year. And I ran it six months after having my first baby. For me, it was more than just a race. I needed to...
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
- Albert Einstein
Apparently Einstein and I have something in common as am not a fan of reward charts for...
"Forget Brad and Angelina, have you noticed Diane and Matt's Facebook pages?!" We update our status with our courtship, marriage, pregnancy, 1st born ... Then GULP. What do I do now that my personal life's gone to the crapper?...
I graduated from high school in 2002 and dove straight into college life at LSU. I wasn't totally sure what I wanted to do, but I had narrowed it down to a few different majors.
Theater, English, or Nursing. All...
Author's Note :: this post is NOT sponsored; I personally purchased meals from Hello Fresh before writing this post.
If you're like me, you've been seeing ads and coupon codes for Hello Fresh and other home delivery meal kits for...
There is no question that the world is quite a chaotic place right now. On top of the everyday stressors of being a parent, working hard, etc. we have a pandemic thrown into the mix. It is easy to...
Full disclosure: I’m 37 years old and am in pretty decent shape. I enjoy dancing and often have impromptu solo dance parties in my bedroom. I think that’s why Jazzercise is such a great fit for me. I have...
If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say...
Your mama probably did always tell you, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all!” We all know it. But sometimes we forget and a little too...
“Put your oxygen mask on first.”
A simple, and well-meaning piece of advice I received from my mother-in-law during the first few weeks of my motherhood journey. Although I received what felt like an avalanche of opinions on how to approach...
“Ding, ding!” It’s your child’s school alerting you of an immediate school closure for many different reasons from professional development day or snow day or no electricity. Or this is a day during one of those never ending holiday breaks...
My husband and I have known each other since I was sixteen.
Let’s be clear, it was NOT love at first sight. We met through a summer program and were frenemies for about 4 years. We reconnected again when my...
Life in general is full of ups and downs. Some are bumps that challenge your day, some are peaks you work hard to reach and celebrate fully. Every so often we hit a deep valley that paralyzes you leaves...
Here we are, two months in to 2019, which has somehow felt like half a year long already. Anyone else feel like January was a WAY longer month than any other month throughout the year?
How are y’all doing with...
Wow!! It's hard to believe that we launched New Orleans Moms Blog FIVE years ago today!! We have published over 2,000 posts written by local moms all across the Greater New Orleans area from the Westbank to Metairie to New...