To Parents of Teens :: Have a Bully Action Plan
Our innate nature as parents is to protect our children. Yet it’s difficult to know how much “protecting” is enough … or too much. Who’s to judge whether our parenting...
A Columbine Survivor’s Thoughts On the Tragedy In Orlando
I'm at a loss. It's hard to pen my thoughts. I don't want it to seem like I'm attention seeking or using this tragedy to speak about my opinions. I remember...
My Plea for Personal Space :: I Am Not Furniture
It wasn’t until we had cats that I first experienced the phenomenon of being furniture for another living being. Anytime someone sat down, the felines gravitated to the human and...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Crescent City Physicians, Inc.
Women and Heart Disease: Symptoms You Should Not Ignore
Many women visit their gynecologist every year to follow recommendations for Pap smear and Mammogram, and for most of them we...
Disclosure :: this meal was compensated by Carrollton Market, but as always, all opinions are my own.
Why Carrollton Market Should be on Your New Orleans Restaurant Bucket List
If you knew your next meal would be your last on Earth, what...
There's been talk about introverted children with extroverted moms. But, what about introverted moms?
Does anyone else feel like they are part of the silent minority, sitting off to the side, away from the group, and perfectly content with that...
When I approached 30, I thought I might have a coronary. Not because I wasn't healthy; because I was terrified. The idea of leaving my twenties behind just made me feel old. No longer cool. But now that I'm...
NO MORE YELLING! {A Parenting Strategy that Really Works}
Raising small humans to be respectful people is HARD WORK. I'd even say it has been the hardest job I've ever had. I've been told that kids don't come with manuals,...
When Crap Happens: Literally
There are struggles that happen in parenting that you just can’t explain. There are situations that just didn’t arise in the examples in the parenting books or the baby classes. But you are in the trenches...
I recently laughed while watching a cooking show advertising a "quick" dinner. The woman was making some "easy" roast, and only needed 15 minutes of prep. I thought: "Wow, I need to learn how to do this for a easy...
Dearest friend,
We used to be inseparable. We used to know everything that was happening in each other’s lives. We used to talk for hours on the phone and plan weekend adventures, and we used to dream about our grown...
How sugar cookies taught me it's okay to screw up
The other day I made a huge batch of sugar cookie dough. I have my week very carefully planned with specific items to do each day because everything hinges on...
I feel like a failure.
There. I said it.
Every project I've set out to accomplish ends up coming to a screeching halt sometime before the work is finished.
It all started with The Belly Book.
It was gifted to me shortly after...
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Dog Bite Prevention and Other Helpful Tips
May 15th-21st is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, more than 4.5...