Monthly Archives: January 2013

I met a new friend today.  She is a mom in my son’s Kindergarten class and we volunteered on a project together.  We chatted...

It felt like Christmas again at my house when a big box of shoes arrived for me and my girls to sample. A couple...

Last week I threw out some of my daughter’s Barbie dolls. To be clear, I was selective about which dolls took a trip to the...

Hello Scottsdale Moms! I can't believe I am one now too! I grew up here in Scottsdale but craved the city life so I...

It's rampant right now. It seems that the Valley's lovely winter cold front brought some mighty germs with it. Every third facebook...

Image courtesy of Ambro / FreeDigitalPhotos.net We are officially in the 4th week of 2013, so how are those New Year’s resolutions working out? Have...

Today, as we honor the risk taking, culture changing man Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, I am wondering about his mother. How did she raise...

It was Monday morning and my house was bustling with activity, as everyone rushed to get our teeth brushed, clothes on and stomachs fed.  My...

All three of my children have birthdays in January. So I feel like a little bit of a birthday party expert this time of...

This post is sponsored by Brillare Hair Academy. For more information visit their website. It's the internal struggle every mom, every household faces: to work...

Do you ever find yourself looking around and wondering how everyone is so happy, so put together, and making this mom thing look so...

Let me start by saying that, NO, I am NOT pregnant! Nor do I want to be pregnant right now. But apparently everyone else...

I hate workout videos. Moreover, I hate working out at home. Or at least I thought I did. But shortly after my second daughter was...

Dear Costco Checkout Guy, Listen. I know what it's like to work a retail job. You probably had to wake up around 8am, which is early...

"Let me encourage you. No man ever got to the end of his life and wished that he had fewer children." An older man sat...

This is very much a post that I never thought I would write.  My girls are 7, 5 and 3 and we have never...

In mid-December, my hubby and I decided we needed to get away for a night, just the two of us.  Funds were limited (I...

About a year ago, during my 12 week ultrasound, I heard the sentence that I knew would change my life forever: "You're having a...

Let's imagine one day someone asked your child, "What is the one thing you remember most about your mom?", and your child responds, "My...

Today is the 75th anniversary of the March of Dimes, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing premature births and helping families with premature babies....

If you're anything like me, you're always looking for new inspiration. I know I'm constantly looking for different and new ideas, fresh ways to...