Black-Owned Twin Cities Businesses to Check Out
Let’s face it; the past few years have rocked our worlds. They especially haven’t been kind to our business owners, and many Black-owned Twin Cities businesses are not expected to...
Minnesota Winter Magic
Stepping into the laundry room, I trip over a pile of boots while simultaneously soaking my sock in a puddle of ice water. Winter in Minnesota has arrived. Just ask...
How to Keep Your Kids (and Yourself) Active in Cold Weather
Few mantras of parenthood have withstood the test of time better than this: get your children outside to play. We know it instinctively—running around is good for kids! And there...
12 Must-Haves for a Warm and Cozy Winter
Winter is around the corner and we’re already feeling the cold air coming through our city. Growing up in Florida, I love being in the heat, but I’m actually starting...
A Winter Prep List
I am one of the approximately three people who have never watched a single episode of Game of Thrones. (I know.) Yet even I know its tagline: Winter is coming....
Getting Your Kids Outside: Winter Activity Ideas for the Tired Mom
by Amber Harder
Whelp, it’s still winter in Minnesota. I don’t know about you, but it seems lately that my house is closing in on me. I long for the spring and summer...
Christmas Traditions: Making Magic Happen
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen nearly a jillion social media posts featuring mom friends and their families practicing holiday traditions. In the mix were time lapse tree trimmings,...
The Food Coloring Rescue/Fail
The birds have started singing and the temps are slowly rising, but I still don’t think the mountain of snow in the middle of our cul-de-sac will melt till June....
The Worst March Mom
I’m convinced March and August are the absolute worst months out of the year. The first is a month that sounds like it’s supposed to be spring. Can we all...
Embracing the Winter Storm
by Ann Knuttila
With forecasts of big snowfalls followed by plummeting temperatures with the highs below zero—we are making sure we are prepared! We spent our weekend stocking up on groceries + hot cocoa and...
5 Easy Ways to Enjoy Winter with Kids
Having three boys in quick succession means that sometimes the four walls of our house feel too confining – especially in the winter. Cabin fever is a real thing, y’all! ...
Winter Birthday? No Problem!
We are Minnesotans. We are tough. A little cold is nothing to us. We wear flip-flops in the winter. Our kids beg to play on the mountains of snow piled...