I don’t know about you, but I prefer my Halloween decor as un-scary as possible. Since I’m not one for the traditional black and orange “scary” Halloween decor, I strive to make things that are goofy and colourful, like this completely un-scary monster wreath made with a feather boa! Not only is it fun (and […]
There are a few universal truths about raising kids that most parents can nod in agreement to. Dinner time is almost always going to involve a kid saying they’re full because they ate 3 snacks before you sat time. You’ll fret over milestones. And bedtime will almost never go as planned. Bedtime at my house […]
My husband is my best friend. I know, I know — it’s eye roll-worthy, but it’s the truth. Since we started dating over ten years ago, he’s always been the first person I wanted to talk to when I woke up in the morning and the last one I hoped to see before closing my […]
As a person with a life-threatening food allergy, I know first-hand just how scary it can be knowing that accidental exposure to certain foods can literally kill me. Because of this allergy, I have to be very careful about where I eat in public, always carry an EpiPen, and have an emergency plan in place […]
A new sadness has caught me off guard: I already miss my kids. No, they haven’t gone anywhere—not yet, at least. But I have recently discovered myself poised at the cusp of middle age, which means my kids are at their own tipping point. My baby boy has headed off to high school and my […]
This fall, my middle kid decided to sign up for soccer. We’re not a sporty family but I want my child to feel encouraged to try new things so I took him the first practice and watched him settle in with his new team as I settled in with the parents. But before we could […]
Fall has officially arrived! The calendar says so even if the weather isn’t totally on board yet. Now everyone has the green light to fill their weekends with all the classic fall activities we’ve been waiting all summer for. We can walk through a corn maze on our way to a pumpkin patch carrying a […]
If you fell in love with the hilariously sweary ‘Go the F—k to Sleep’ bedtime book that brilliantly describes the hell that is putting kids to bed (especially the audio version recorded by Samuel L. Jackson) then have we got some news for you. The author, Adam Mansbach has discovered what having more than one […]
Health trends come and go but there’s one superfood that is sticking around – and that’s bone broth. In fact, despite being around for a while, it’s still so popular that it’s a staple of the Paleo diet and bone broth shops are even becoming a thing. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, […]
One of the greatest joys in life is celebrating the day you were born. And if you’re a parent, then celebrating your child’s birthday far exceeds any other day of the year. Why? Because giving birth is pretty magical. No, it surely doesn’t feel magical, but c’mon… when you see your child, aren’t you just […]
High school can be a nightmare if you don’t hang out with the right people or look the right way. Michael Todd, a freshman at MLK Prep in Memphis Tennessee knows a little something about that. After being bullied for wearing the same clothes every day during his first few weeks of school, a couple […]
Once I put my sneakers on I’m about six feet tall, and have been this height since seventh grade. This made me taller than most of my teachers and all of my classmates, opening me up to non-stop commentary that tried to shrink me back down. So it tickles me to see that there’s now […]
