Recently, I became a mom of two - a toddler and a newborn. The transition, as I wrote in a previous post, has been...
Have you ever vacationed with a small child? If yes, then you probably already know that the word "vacation" should never be used to describe...
Let me precede this blog by saying this is not a blog paying homage to Bill Cosby. Straight up, there it is: there's a...
I come from a fairly large family. With more cousins than I can count on my fingers and toes, family and connectivity is something...
For years, my husband and I spent money like nobody's business. We swiped without considering consequences. Spent without calculating. Made choices and commitments without...
Some topics elicit strong reactions from people. I have found that among women, one of these topics is what you do with your last...
I was watching one of my favorite sitcoms the other day and it just so happened to be the Mother’s Day episode. In the...
Who doesn't love a date night? While it's certainly fun to get some time away from the grind of everyday life with kiddos, I...
I’m up at 4:22 am making banana bread. Not because I want to, but because I can’t shut my mind off long enough to...
Food is a connector for me. Coming from a large family, get-together's almost always equal food, and I can't say that I'm mad about...
Gifts. Life gives them to us. Sometimes we rip the paper and packaging in excited fury. Sometimes we slowly untangle the tissue paper and...
Disclaimer: There are so many emotions and mounds of anxiety that come with even thinking about writing this post. I am first and foremost...
My husband and I aren't particularly religious. We don't go to church and we rarely refer to God in our home. If anything, we...
It takes a strong and patient person to take on a mama and her child(ren). From my own personal experience, I have compiled a...























