Health + Wellness

Dear Trader Joes, I have been meaning to tell you, I love you.  I love walking through your doors and being welcomed by the prettiest, affordable flowers. They are perfect for our house or a nice gesture to bring to someone...

Being a mom is an important and rewarding job, but it's also one that comes with its fair share of stress. I know I often get bogged down in everything that is urgent, negative, and exhausting, sometimes making it...

This is as much a note to you as it is a reminder for me. Because if I'm honest with myself, I'm over-committed, over-worked, and over-stressed. After a full day of caring for others and making sure all their...

THE BEGINNING One day in early January 2015, our lives took a sharp turn and we found ourselves on the rollercoaster that is CHD (congenital heart defects/disease). My precious daughter has a critical heart defect; she has a heart that...

There's a story...a long story about why we made the change to using a fertility awareness method, but I'll save that for a cup of coffee on another day.  The short story is this: We'd been married about 4...

President George H.W. Bush's death on November 30th of last year has affected me more than I really thought it would. As we neared the close of the 30 day executive order for flags to fly at half-staff in...

  This post is part of our Sleep Series.  Fellow moms trying to help you rest easy! There is exactly one thing on my list of resolutions this year: getting more sleep. While I'll probably still do my annual spring refresh, my...

Today is the Day! Lately, I have been having a hard time sleeping.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m EXHAUSTED…but I have had a lot of guilt wondering if I was the best person I could be today.  I know, I...

The New Year is here and as tradition will have it, we are all making resolutions to be a better version of ourselves in some way. I always look forward to a New year--365 new days with 365 new...

Put a pin in 2018 because it is DONE, y'all. And now's the time to reflect on a year's worth of content with a classic top 10 list. I will read a top 10 list about anything. Send me...

Who's excited for New Year’s Eve celebrations?! Maybe not the mom reading this post unless you have a baby sitter lined up so you can have much-needed adult time! If you are that cool mom, props to you! Do you...

I just got back from my first trip away from my son Theo since becoming a mom well over two years ago, and it was just what I didn't know I needed to recalibrate, destress, and regain my personhood....