Parenting

I apologize for a lot of things. Things I don't need to; we are both going down the aisle and I need to get around you, so you move, and I apologize. Why? I think it's simply a woman's...

  The weather may not feel like it just yet, but fall is around the corner.  My favorite season!  The humidity is gone; the temperatures are down; the leaves are changing color; there is some semblance of a schedule now...

In the digital world we live in today, screen time is pretty unavoidable for anyone. Besides TV and movies, we have tablets, iPads, smartphones, video games, computers, and more among our electronic options. We know that extended screen time...

Don't you just love live performances?!  There is something magical about watching talented and passionate people perform live on stage.  I love that we can be transported to another time and place, one without cell phones and distractions.  Because...

As a mom of three, our home has been down the chore path many times. It starts with frustration that I am always cleaning up after the kids with no help, so I develop this elaborate chore chart to...

My house has recently seen a lot of tough conversations surrounding current events. Of course, they are conversations that need to be had, but approaching them with young children can be a balancing act, and I'm always looking for...

Whether you are having baby number one or baby number five, there are always many to-do’s before the baby arrives. As I am preparing for baby number three, I realized that even experienced moms can get easily overwhelmed with...

I have a friend who went through a hellish pregnancy, followed by a traumatizing delivery, followed by a debilitating bout of postpartum depression and almost two years after the birth of her child, suffers from PTSD caused by the pregnancy, labor,...

Take A Guess If you had to guess how long you had to instill in your children good money habits, what would you guess? 12? 15? Until they are no longer under your roof? What if I told you the number was...

I love wine. I really do. I love the smell of it. All the smells--flowery, citrusy, spicy, musty, astringent. I love the look of it--in bottles and boxes and glasses big, small and stemless. A generously poured glass of...