It's that time of year! The time when women love to share the worst gift their significant other ever gave them. Clothing or jewelry you'd NEVER wear. A gadget you question if it was really meant for you or...
We are thrilled to introduce our community to eleven new members of the New Orleans Moms Blog team. Each one is a dynamic, warm and inspiring New Orleans mom, and we can’t wait for you all to get to...
Being a stepmom is really hard. For all the moms out there with blended households, shared kiddos, and complex schedules, hats off to you! Having a few close friends who face stepmom challenges, I wanted to share some insights...
***The following is NOT official legal or safety information. It is concerned advice from a friend and neighbor who you haven't technically met yet. If you are in danger, please see the link at the end of the post...
Becoming a mother is quite simply the most amazing thing I have ever done. The idea that my husband and I created these two gorgeous (albeit, energetic) little boys is such a miracle. There are days when I look at...
If only I had it all together:
I wouldn't have 18,000 plus emails in my inbox
I wouldn't have deodorant in my desk drawer for the days that I forget to put it on
I wouldn't realize (at noon) that I had...
Y’all! Let’s be real. Mother in laws, aka MILs, get a bad rap. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had a conversation with a friend, coworker, or even a random woman I met while standing in line...
Are you the kind of person who heeds advice or do you have to learn the lesson the hard way? If you are the latter, we are one in the same, sister. My beyond amazing husband, who is 21...
My phone buzzed with a text from an old friend: “You have to come to Kansas! I’m engaged!”
The two-week-old pile of laundry glared at me. My mind was full of an already full to-do list: work projects, forms to...
The birth story of my family blog goes something like this:
Conceived by my husband and begun as a chronicle of our time living in Hawaii and Seattle
Used to announce we were pregnant with baby number one (Jack)
Abandoned for a...
Most newborns spend, at most, a few days in the hospital. During that special time, they are able to share their mother’s room, and then be carried out of the hospital in their mother’s arms to forever be hers....
Friends. How many of us have them? Friends. The ones we can depend on. Whether we are fans of the television sitcom series Friends or Girlfriends, we are all familiar with the cliche dynamics of a group of friends....