Depending on which Valentine’s Day legend you believe, the festivities and traditions could date back as early as the year 270.
But, more recently, (2010, to be exact) there has emerged a newer, fresher holiday. I'm talking, of course,...
Dr. Seuss’s book Oh, The Places You’ll Go warns me not to get stuck in The Waiting Place, and yet here I am. In The Waiting Place. It seems like I've been here quite a while, and I'm not...
My husband says I'm the worst person to shop for. He says I'm "too picky, too impatient, and too hard to buy anything." In reality, I just happen to know exactly what I want and often times there are limited...
We had a great time at Crème Cupcake for our SOLD OUT Mom's Night Out Drinks & Desserts event November 1!
If you haven't been to Crème yet, you really need to check it out! It's the perfect spot to...
Moms, I have a secret. It took me a long time to discover this, but once I did, I realized it was the key to my confidence in myself as a mom.
It reminds me that I am good enough....
UPDATE: TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!
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Join us Tuesday November 1 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Crème Cupcake for a Mom's Night Out of Drinks & Desserts!
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Busyness. It creeps up on you so gradually you don’t even know. It starts with an extra commitment here, another fun pursuit there, and next thing you know, your schedule is so full, your brain and energies so overcommitted,...
For as long as I can remember, I've wanted three kids. Now that I have two daughters, I have an internal debate about whether we should grow our family by one more.
I DON'T want another because...
I grow the babies...
Before I was a mom, I read for fun quite often -- usually in my hammock with a glass of wine. Fast-forward to pregnancy, during which I read every birth and baby care book I could get my hands on.
Then...
My husband recently introduced me to podcasts. It makes me giggle a little to admit that I enjoy them, because it is basically talk radio. As a kid, I would get so annoyed when my parents would have talk...
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