Simone Praylow
Cozy Up With a Good Read :: 9 Novels to Add to Your Bookshelf
I'm so happy to be bringing you fabulous people more awesome literary wonders! And I'm even MORE happy to announce that I finished a resounding 101 books last year, so I have lots of...
Why I Don’t Do New Year’s Resolutions
Ever heard the phrase "another day, another dollar"? Well, this is how I view New Year's resolutions: "another year, another goal." A goal that most people won't meet, that is. To me they're a...
The Mom Without a House :: When Enough Doesn’t Feel Like Enough
Before I got married, I felt like the oddball because I was the mom without a husband. No matter which way you swing it, it mattered, and I never quite fit in. Now I'm...
Animal Kingdom :: Why I Want Pets in My Kids’ Lives
The number of pets in our home never fails to get a reaction. "Why so many?" visitors say. Or, "Oh my gosh that's a lot!" My favorite? A simple "Wow!"
We have "a few" pets...
Getting Your Joy Back :: 6 Ways to Restore Peace in Your Life
It was not a good day. If my son came out of his room one more time, or if my daughter kept yelling "Mommy," I was fully prepared to call my husband and scream...
10 Must-Read Books to Add to Your Reading List
I've been a reader for as long as I can remember. I was sick recently and I hadn't finished a book for a week. A WEEK! I was dying! I felt completely beside myself...
Don’t Call Us a Blended Family
Today is National Stepfamily Day, and this week two of our contributors share their perspectives on raising children in blended families. Yesterday, Natasha wrote about life with her husband, Chris, and their three children. Today, Simone...
Sex After Baby :: Get That Mojo Back!
When it comes to S-E-X, I haven't come across too many women who are fond of the act soon after they've had a baby. There are so many things that go into becoming a...
Taking Baby Steps to Lose the Baby Weight
Every time I see the "skinny moms," I want to dropkick them. Okay, that's a joke. In all honesty, I'm just envious. Some moms gain weight and it flies right off. Other moms gain...
Flying Solo :: Making It Work as a Single Mom
Someone posed a question to single moms the other day asking, "How do you do it?" My answer was, "What choice do you have?" It's the truth. You just do it.
Most of you, if...
5 Tips for Managing Household Chaos
On the outside, it seems like a lot of moms have it all together. We look at them in awe, wishing we held it together as good. So I asked a few of the...
The Low-Income Family :: Making it Work with Less
I fell in love with this kid (that's what I call him because he was 21 at the time) and we would go walking every week at Riverfront Park (all 6 miles). That was...