On Dropping Your Oldest Child Off To College
On Sunday, August 14, 2022, my husband, daughter, and I drove my oldest child to college to move him into his dorm. After a long summer of partying and late nights, I...
“Why do you get so angry?”
My husband gently asks me sometimes. He doesn’t understand, and frankly I don’t fully understand either. Sometimes I think things are sexist when the “guy doesn’t mean anything by it.” Sometimes I feel violated...
A little over a year ago (in the midst of my husband’s year-long military deployment), I started feeling this growing desire to do something different with my life. I have been a physical therapist for 12 years, and absolutely...
If you dread photographs, headshots, family pictures, and basically any photo experience because you don't like the way you look, you're not alone. Our team at work was taking headshots this week, and I was reminded of how uncomfortable...
Today on the blog – in conjunction with Touro Infirmary – we are absolutely thrilled to be opening a dialog about sleep through our “Rest Assured: You Are Not Alone” series. As moms we are all often sleep deprived,...
Some people, gurus, etc would probably frown on our bedtime routine.
I have a 6-year-old boy, a 4-year-old girl, and a 6-month-old. My husband and I lay with the two older kids every night until they fall asleep. We always...
Why I Will Always Buy Girl Scouts Cookies
It’s almost time for the girl scout cookies to make their annual return into our lives! Let’s first talk about where to find them.
You can usually spot tables outside of your local...
New to New Orleans and a first time mother, I craved community. As a breastfeeding mother, I had questions and needed reassurance. This led me to my first La Leche League meeting in January of 2010. What I most...
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Safe Swim and South Louisiana Swim Team.
5 Reasons Why Swim Classes Aren’t Just for Summer
Is it already that time of year again? School supply lists and uniform swaps are circulating, last...
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Jenn Ocken Photography.
Heading to a Gulf Coast beach this summer? Thinking about beach portraits while on vacation? Want to know some hidden gems for locations that might not be all sugar sands and ocean but...
40 Things I Just Simply Don't Understand
There are things in life I would like to understand, but probably never will. I recently asked my Facebook friends for their opinions: what are things that occur or exist, that just do...
I've been wearing the same "mom necklace" almost every day for the past four or five years. It's a miniature portrait of the boys, framed in silver on a chain from which hang tiny discs with their first initials....
"This is Margaret, she has four kids, can you believe that?!"
That is how I am introduced to people these days. This is always followed by "wow, you are amazing," or some sort of compliment with the word "super mom"...
Last week during a virtual hangout with a group of girlfriends, I vented about how badly I wish my son’s daycare was open. Working from home full-time with a baby certainly was never a desire of mine, but nonetheless,...