Self-Care For Your Health
September is Self-Care Awareness Month and we have a special line up for you! Each Monday, our writers will share what self-care looks like for them. We hope to inspire...
Easy Fall Wardrobe Updates
It is the most wonderful time of year. Ok…so that’s debatable…and subject to every person’s opinion…but there is something exciting about fall. And especially in our great state of Minnesota....
Spelling Out Self-Care
by Erin Statz
September is Self-Care Awareness Month and we have a special line up for you! Each Monday, our writers will share what self-care looks like for them. We hope to inspire...
I Am A Twin Cities Family: Erica Hoese
{Photo credit: John Haynes Photography} Continuing our I Am A Twin Cities Family series, we’re welcoming Erica Hoese, a wife, mother of three, Fitness & Wellness Coach, Natural Figure Competitor, author,...
Pregnancy Products That Saved My Sanity
by Kate Awsumb
I’m just about through my second time at the human-growing rodeo. There are ups, there are downs and there are a few things – besides ice cream – that have...
I Am A Twin Cities Family: Heather Fox
Continuing our I Am A Twin Cities Family series, we’re welcoming Heather Fox, wife, mama to two boys, St. Thomas grad, lover of art, music, and design. She married her best...
So You Say You’re Not a Runner?
Eleven years ago, Karissa Johnson of Forest Lake, Minnesota was a busy mom of three littles under the age of 4. She had been active all her life but found...
Tears and Triumphs of an Exclusive Pumper
by Erin Statz
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week and we have a special extended line up for you! Our writers will share their triumphs and tears through their personal recollections of making sure...
Get Off the Sidelines: Participating in Sports with Kids
Some background: I didn’t grow up doing team sports. My Latina mother encouraged ballet, swimming, gymnastics, cheerleading, even track. She scoffed at the idea of women playing soccer, field hockey,...
The Tired Mama That CAN!
Monotony. It’s a big part of parenting. We live by our routines and adhere to the tiring repetition we often feel bound by. I have a vivid memory of when...
Memories: Off My Phone and Into an Album
by Laura Senske
A multitude of photos and videos of our children is one of the blessings of this new digital era. It also poses great organizational hurdles. I’m sure I’m not alone...
Take A Spa Night
In our house, the very phrase “bath night” strikes terror into the deepest part of my soul. Wrestling two small people into a bathtub, trying to keep at least a...
Mud Pies and Other Things That Terrify Me
by Amber Harder
I will be the first to admit that I do not care for sticky, messy, dirty, or slimy things. My mom tells the story of when I was a little...
