I recently had a conversation with my daughter about the meaning of friendship and how less is always more when it comes to her tribe. She’s 11 and starts middle school in the fall. This means that inevitably she has begun to feel the sting of “friends” whose attitudes have changed and who are not […]
Tribe: Observations on Friendship, Loyalty, and Relationships Read Post »
I’m going to deviate from my regularly scheduled programming of posting health and wellness tips to talk a little bit about why I know so much about this topic to begin with, and why I’m so passionate about it. This isn’t stuff I ever really set out to research or fill my brain with, but
Confessions of a Health Nut. Read Post »
This past Mother’s Day was one of introspection for me. I had a few hours to myself in the morning between the time my boyfriend left for work and my kids got dropped back off. I thought about my strained relationship with my mom, and I thought a lot about my own experiences as
Strong Girls Grow Up. Read Post »
In an earlier post, I mentioned that I once started a short-lived online journal to kind of vent on the trials and tribulations of being a newbie to the mother-hood. I like looking back at those old posts now and then just to remind myself that I survived the earlier years, which means I’ll
Runaway Mom: Real Talk About Life As a Mama Read Post »
I came to the realization recently that I’m definitely a mean mom when it comes to sugar consumption. I’ve managed to keep my kids on a low sugar diet since infancy, and honestly plan to keep it that way til they head off to build their own nests. I didn’t grow up eating much sugar,
Not So Sweet Mama: How and Why I Raised Low-Sugar Kids Read Post »
