With the new year in full swing, I’m sure you've heard the ads “sign up now for just a penny!" Pretty soon the message will change to “get bikini ready in 30 days!" Although these slogans do their best to...
A friend gave us a pack of unopened Strawberry Yogurt melts. My daughter is 9 months old and hasn't had strawberries yet. I know some sites say not to give them strawberries until they're a year old since strawberries could...
I often am asked why I make my children's baby food. My response is simple. It's cost effective, healthier, and tastier than anything you can buy in a jar!
I've been making my children's baby food since we had our...
Some time around my youngest daughter's second birthday, I noticed her behavior was becoming more and more difficult to manage. Having navigated these waters before, I chalked it up to the "terrible twos" and hoped the phase would pass quickly.
Pass...
February 7-13, 2016 is Feeding Tube Awareness Week. There are many reasons a person may be on a feeding tube and for anyone involved with them, there is a lot that has to be learned. Some of it you...
My son was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when he was in kindergarten. Looking back, I wish I would have explored other holistic routes first rather than choosing medication. As a young, 20-year-old parent, I did exactly what...
I am feeling the effects: grumpy, bleary-eyed, tired, haggard. I am aching all over, and my willpower is weak. I had too much. I was overserved. I can not possibly take one more drawn out, high-pitched syllable.
Nothing is as...
This is one of the last family pictures we have before my mom got sick. Cancer sucks and sometimes the cure wreaks havoc on the body. Chemotherapy not only kills the bad cells, it kills the good cells too....
The past two Januaries, I've made a resolution many others have made before me ... to lose weight. In 2014, I went low carb because it worked well for my husband, and I had a pretty good idea of what...
Growing up my grandmother was not the warm, fuzzy, cuddly type. She was calculating, manipulative and sometimes just downright mean. One of my earliest memories of her was getting a Christmas gift of money from her. We opened up...
"I've heard it happened but never imagined the possibility that it could've been me until today."
Today was a very exciting day. Our oldest daughter, Corinne, participated in her 1st Breast Cancer Awareness Fashion Show in honor and support of...
Thanksgiving is a time where we reflect and remember to give thanks for the good things in life. I have been so blessed this past year. I've been given the opportunity to write for this amazing blog, I've met some incredible mama friends, my...
It's fall, ya'll! Just because Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah are right around the corner doesn't mean you have to throw your healthy eating habits out the window.
This past July I decided it was time for me to start eating healthier...
In honor of Prematurity Awareness Month, I thought I would share my own story of prematurity.
Spoiler alert: It is not about my own child. It's me! Oh, and my brother. We were both preemies in a time before so...
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