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5 Sleep Tips for New Moms

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Being a mom is hard work. The late nights (or all-nighters, in some cases), feeding, diapers and new challenges as they get older all make you work hard, too.   I am a mom of two girls, 6 years old...
I remember quite clearly when I sent my kids off to their first day of kindergarten... The clothes my daughter so carefully selected for her first day.  The clothes my son so randomly threw on. The cute little backpacks and lunchboxes...
Moms, the time for feeling guilty for any moment we chose to spend on ourselves is OVER. Society would have us to believe that our only value is our motherhood. Remember who you were before you became a mother? A...
The countdown is on – 7 weeks. 49 days. 1,176 hours. 69,120 mins.  7 weeks until our rainbow baby is due. 49 days until we go from a family of three to a family of four. 1,176 hours until my...

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As a little girl growing up, we all dream of our dream wedding. We have our Barbies marrying Ken. We memorize our own wedding vows. And as we get older, we go through relationships trying to find that Ken from...
Happy new school year, mamas! We are back to waking up earlier than our kids to make breakfast, and lunch, and find their missing socks. I usually have my kids eat finger-friendly foods like pancakes for breakfast on the...
Plastic Free July might be over, but there's always room to reduce the waste we produce. Using less plastic can feel like an overwhelming goal, especially when nearly EVERYTHING comes packaged in layer upon layer of cellophane, plastic, cardboard...
Do you want to know the secret to having it all? I’ll fill you in on the secret, because I have it all, and you do too. Now you may be thinking, “no, I most certainly do not have...
It is hard to overstate the brutality of the 2018 wildfire season here in California. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced. Thousands more have lost their homes, their pets, and their precious belongings. Recovery from this year...
Moms of the 21st century have been slowly evolving.  We have come a long, LONG way from our moms of the century before us.  The societal mindset to do things so completely different from the way our moms and...
As a young woman, I had to get used to the weird stares from creepy guys. Through my annoyance and frustration, I would ask myself: Why is it ok for men to objectify me simply because I try to look nice? Recently,...
Moving Day can mean excitement, stress, anticipation, and exhaustion. But for me, it is more than that. How do I say goodbye to the house we brought you home to? We just sold our first home. It’s such an exciting milestone and...

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