Tag Archives: Health & Fitness

Kids are like little petri dishes for germs. While I will say that my two and five year old have apparently built up good antibodies, I apparently have not.  Sometimes I feel like my kids get hom...

I shouldn’t even be thinking this. But that didn’t change the fact that I was. The parade of beautiful women dancing at the game during halftime sent my mind reeling. ...

I came across an article in Psychology Today discussing the quantity versus quality of sleep. It said moms of newborns are getting 7.2 hours of sleep a night. Yes, I blurted out the question you are a...

At first, the sadness entered her body silently on tip-toed feet.  A furrowed brow and a few uneasy thoughts were the only signs that something was wrong.  She paid no attention, for life wa...

Have you heard that sitting is the new smoking? Americans are spending more time sitting than ever before and this lifestyle is having obvious negative health impacts. Think about it - you drive throu...

We all want the very best for our children, but it’s impossible to do everything right all the time.  Admitting that is freeing – and it’s also encouraging to other moms in the ...

Whether we like to think about it or not, we all face the possibility of having to evacuate the place we live. It could be due to a flood, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, wildfire, epidemic or a house...

After all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it is very common for people (especially mommas) to get the blues in January.  And – as if we need the extra post-holiday stress - January h...

At the end of every evening, I’m flooded by thoughts of the things still needing to be done. Sometimes it’s big things like finishing up a project for work. Other times they’re small...

We made it through another Christmas, and now “resolution season” is officially upon us.  How many times have you set the bar too high, only to fail right after the new year rolled ar...