My Kindergartener has a Boyfriend {And I'm Okay with It}
I was shocked to say the least when, just weeks into Kindergarten, my daughter proclaimed "I have a boyfriend now." This is most certainly one of those things they left...
Why It's More Than Just Hair
The directions for the recital included “high curly pony tail with bow.” When we did the trial run for pictures, we used a curling iron and there was so much anxiety on whether or...
School is out and summer is HERE! Ahh the excitement that the carefree days and nights hold is contagious. The nights are over of packing school lunches and making sure uniforms are clean and laid out. I’m beyond ecstatic...
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...
What My Unexpected Pregnancy Taught Me About Myself
When I met my husband almost ten years ago, I told him that we could date if he wanted to, but I didn’t want to be married and I definitely didn’t want...
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...
8000 Days of Grieving
Grief is mercurial. My mom's May birthday often falls on Mother's Day. The anniversary of her passing is soon after. Some years, these difficult days just are. Then it's a new day. Other years, the month...
3 Rules for Tear-free Beautiful Curls
I’m pretty sure one day soon my son is going to ask me to cut his hair. It has to be annoying - all the people touching it all the time.
They can’t help themselves...
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...
The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia
We are the faces of Preeclampsia, a disorder of pregnancy that takes the lives of 76,000 mothers and 500,000 babies every single year. We are both beyond lucky to be here today.
My Story
August...
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...
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Five Reasons to Shop at Whole Foods Market
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