Monthly Archives: April 2015

Sara led the SMB team over the last year as the editor-in-chief. She is relocating to Colorado and we wish her much success in...

It’s all over the news: data breaches at Home Depot, Target, and Anthem; thieves filing fraudulent income tax returns to steal refunds. Identity theft...

American Heritage Chocolate is at the top of the charts when it comes to their expertise in the chocolate business. For more than 100 years, MARS...

I attended a friend's wedding with the man who later became my husband. During the father-daughter dance, he  leaned over and announced “that has...

  Welcome to our SMB Playdate Series! This series focuses on various locales throughout the city that are enjoyable for a playdate and a writer's opinion on a particular...

Many families will travel out of town during summer break. We had a chance to travel to Hawaii earlier this year and I made mental...

Spring break is over, so you know what that means! Summer is right around the corner and we should start planning our camp schedules before the...

After announcing you’re pregnant to the world there are inevitably three questions everyone asks you: When is your due date? Are you finding out the gender? Have...

I never want to miss out on the fun. I over-book our sweet family to a fault. Thank goodness my husband ropes us in for...

Summer is right around the corner and this is the time parents make decisions about camps. Although day camps are a great option, why...

I remember the days I dreamt of having a part-time job. When I worked full-time, with two young children and one on the way, I...

Hey SMB readers and local businesses! We are getting ready to launch our third annual Scottsdale Moms Blog Guide to Surviving Summer next month...

Just last month, I shared my favorite baby items that made life with a new little one a bit easier. Now, two years in to that...

Like many people these days, I find myself spending more time on Instagram rather than Facebook. I like that you actually have to put...

Two of my son’s favorite things to do are eat donuts and dig in the dirt with his construction trucks, so that became an...

An important question every parent should ask: Are your kids safe online? As my kids have grown from plastic toys to tech  gadgets, I am...

Make a change. Ditch the. . . Drumroll, please. Disposable diapers.   I am a full-time working mom who uses cloth diapers. A little crazy,...

Motherhood.   You don't get it until you do it.   Several times I've called my dear friends (who all had kids before me), simply to...

        Can you feel it?! Summer is coming and there is not much we can do to stop it. In our house, we gave up...

It’s been almost a year since I made a career transition from the corporate world to the SAHM world, and surprisingly, I feel like...

Dear Coaches of Youth Sports, This letter is an apology of sorts. With a son and daughter who have both played a variety of sports,...