Excuses, Embarrassment, and the Weights We Carry
It was a passing comment, but it weighed a lot. “I wish she wasn’t using a pacifier. She wouldn’t be using one… I mean, I didn’t want her using one,...
Moms on the Run: Empowering Busy Moms through ‘Fitness, Fun and Friendship’
You wake up, grab a cup of coffee, put your hair in a ponytail and pull on whatever is hanging out in your closet, wake the kids, get them fed...
Fit in 20 Minutes? Yes Please!
There is a legendary story involving a college-aged me and my bestie. We declared that if we could manage to work our part time jobs, go to class, study, maintain...
Leaving a Legacy
What do you want to be remembered for? How are you going to leave your legacy? This probably sounds like a dark topic but it’s a question that has been on...
When You’re Aware Something’s Not Right: PCOS Awareness Month
In high school, I once got a menstrual period so bad that I blacked out in class, got dragged to the nurse’s office by a classmate, and threw up in...
The Value of Motherhood
When did motherhood lose its value as a profession? True, there is no formal exchange of payment for services rendered, but motherhood pays in ways not considered official currency. You...
Tomorrow, We Each Face Kindergarten
You were only six weeks old the first time my heart was shattered. When all you really knew was mommy, I’d spend hours holding you in the middle of the...
By the Light of the Baby Monitor Moon
Since his birth, I have curled up with him in our rocking chair. Hours – too numerous to count – have been consumed coupled in wonder and frustration. His first...
A Mom’s (Updated) Guide to Cartwheel
by Lauren
Calling all money saving mommas and Cartwheel lovers! Target’s popular savings program, Cartwheel, will now be located within the Target app. You may have already noticed its beginning stages prompting...
My Secret to Back-to-School Sanity: Meal Prep Tips & Tricks
by Monica Hoss
Labor Day is just around the corner and with that comes the unofficial end to summer. It means our lives are getting busier as we get back into a school...
The Lies Motherhood Will Tell You
Real women get pregnant right away. That was the first lie. It made me feel flawed before I could even identify what I was thinking. A few months went by...
Back to School Printables…for MOMS
Hey Mama…how are you doing? Are you jumping for joy and counting the minutes until that first school bell rings, or drowning in all the tissues you’ve used up as...
Alone Time
I don’t do “alone.” I am a middle child, never without a sibling to antagonize. I am a serial dater, finding myself in a relationship pretty much continuously since I...
Why I Needed a Parenting Coach
I’ve always known that parenting was going to be hard. Seasoned parents are often quick to point out this reality with new parents. But I figured that if I read...