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Regret…Life’s dirtiest little word.

Regret. It’s a dirty little word. One that we try not to cling to. One that we make life decisions to avoid. But the truth of the matter is, it’s real. And you are lying if you tell yourself…

Family Living

Never Wake a Sleeping Toddler

Never wake a sleeping toddler…EVER. I don’t have many parenting “rules” per se, but never waking a sleeping baby is one that I live by.  A doesn’t sleep. Like ever.  He goes to bed after a two-hour battle around…

Family Living

Christmas Eve…All is Calm, All is Bright.

  Today is the third time EVER I won’t be “home” for Christmas. The first was when Micah and I were dating and we went down to his brother’s in Florida. The second was last year when we were…

Family Living Wellness

Being Thankful.

Sometimes you just need to read a children’s book. Today, after running around like a chicken with my head cut off, trying to shop for Thanksgiving dinner, my son asked me to read him “Being Thankful,” by Mercer Mayer.…

Family Living

How to Survive Thanksgiving with a Toddler…

It’s that time of year!  Thanksgiving…turkey, football, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, more turkey, family, chaos and fun! If you are like me, you have known the day was coming, yet have failed to really acknowledge it and now you…

Family Living

Is TEDWomen holding us back?

Jessica Jackley was turned away from TEDWomen 2015 for bringing her 5-month-old breastfed baby to the conference.  She was informed that there was a strict no-child policy and forced to leave.  Ultimately, after shouting out on social media, the conference organizers…