Every year I get excited when spring rolls around again, looking forward to warm summer days coming soon. Pool days, beach vacations, and lots of fun in the sun.
However, that usually comes with summer clothing which includes shopping for...
Inspiration
This post was inspired by section of the book Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy, by: Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Chief Operating Officer. In it, Sheryl talks about personal tragedy and how people react to a friend or acquaintance...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Copeland's.
Your Kid Could Be the Next Copeland's Jr. Tee Retriever at a Home Saints Game
Attention NOLA Parents: Here is your kid's chance to a Be a Copeland's Jr. Tee Retriever
Have you ever wondered how...
Dear Xavier,
I cannot believe that you would have been 11 this year. It is even harder to believe that you've been gone for 8 years.
You were the sweetest baby. You loved music, especially Bruno Mars. You were always so...
The National WWII Museum's Liberation Pavilion :: Worth The Visit And Then Some
This past weekend, my family and I were fortunate enough to visit the new Liberation Pavilion at the National World War II Museum. While there, I learned...
From the moment we started talking about expanding our family, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I had listened to friends talk about their individual successes and struggles with nursing their babies, so I realized there was no guarantee...
To the mom on her phone:
I know there's this new surge of posts about not judging moms on their cellphones while their kids play at the park. They could be doing work, or they might just need a break....
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK...
Think Before You Speak
Dear Captain, your voice is not my voice, nor is it the voice of the 3,500 of women you are representative of. I get that, as the captain of the largest female Krewe in New Orleans,...
First, I am not a fan of those “what not to say” blogs that inevitably pop up on any given subject. Most of the time, I find these blogs describing missed opportunities to educate. So, I realize the irony...
Social Butterfly
Every report card and teacher conference from my childhood said the same thing. Something along the lines of “She’s a wonderful kid, a very bright student, but she’s very social.” And being “very social” was really saying that...
It had been a very long day. I was grumpy. The kids were grumpy. My husband was exhausted after a marathon training session, and I was about to leave them all for a much needed girl's dinner with family....
Life in the 1900s :: Rewatching My Old Favorites with My 12-year-old Son
It started on a trip to Chicago when we got to the rental car counter and they did not have a car for us, even though we...
New Orleans. My funky, cultured, musical, beautifully, dirty little city. Oh, how I love you so. However, lately, I have been feeling as if we need to take a break. Can I avoid you? No. My office is on...