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...
Meet Wendy
I was born and raised a true Louisiana Cajun girl, in the formerly small (now big) town of Houma, Louisiana! I grew up in a house where fried fish was a weekly staple, my dad was either fishing...
For years, I have been involved in a love-hate relationship. And no, I am not talking about my husband, but his winter mistress: hunting season. From September to February, I have a sister wife that used to not do...
I work in software, and I’ve travelled all across the world for my job. I’ve been to Budapset, Warsaw, New York, California, Detroit, even Cincinnati … Once I was invited to Buc, France near Versailles to give a training....
No Gimmick Cheat Sheet to Increase Breastmilk Supply
Oh lactation cookies, if only it were so easy for every nursing woman to eat a cookie and solve a supply problem. Instead of starting with sweets with questionable merit, here are...
The first Friday of the COVID-19 quarantine ended with me screaming at my husband in the kitchen.
The whole week had actually gone quite smoothly. I knew that a color-coded hour by hour schedule would not work for my family,...
Dear Nursery Teacher,
The other day I asked my two-year-old, “Who loves you?” to which she responded, “Mommy!” and then “Daddy!” I then asked her, “Who else?” expecting to hear her say any of her cousins or grandparents.
Instead, she shouted...
If you have recently moved to New Orleans, Mardi Gras with kids can be extremely overwhelming at first. If you need tips on how to enjoy Mardi Gras with kids, you have come to the best place for parenting in...
Yes, my child ate mushrooms. I thought I had at least 15 more years before I was faced with this parenting issue. Instead, here I was, 18 month old on hip, telling poison control, "yeah, so I think my...
Back at the beginning of the school year, I wrote a post about my kids entering high school. Now that the year is up, I thought I might reflect a bit on the past year.
One of the differences about...
As a pregnant, stay-at-home mom to a 3 and a half year old, I was starting to feel like something was missing. My daughter would be starting school full time in the fall, and soon I would be doing...
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe in Lakeview.
New Toys For Spring at Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe
Easter is coming and our friends at the Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe have new toys in stock for ALL...
It's been two years since we learned about the fate of the legendary Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, and the other victims of the horrific helicopter crash. I remember it like it was yesterday. My now 10 year old still...
Setting Limits :: Making Sense of the new Screen Time feature in iOS 15.6.1+
Like many children these days, my four have devices they can use to play games and watch movies. Managing the time spent in front of these...