I’m finally well enough to write this post — thanks to a stomach bug taking over our house, just a week after I recovered from the flu for the second time this year. I knew it was coming —...
WARNING- Somewhat gross photo below (but not with LL Cool J).
This post is for you as a mom (and about LL Cool J). It's often that we don't think about ourselves first so before we get back into bikini (or tankini) season, book an...
Last year was a dreaded one, and I think we all entered 2021 ready for a reset. Struggling to stay active is putting it lightly if I were to describe my life in the pandemic. Plans for a healthy...
Diabetes is a disease I spent most of my life not thinking about and not truly understanding. After meeting my husband, a Type 1 diabetic since he was 13, diabetes has become something I think about daily. This disease...
After months and months of deciding what to do and where to go, along with consultations and pre-op appointments, the day finally arrived for surgery. In the moment, this was the day I had been waiting for — the...
Lately, it seems way too often I wake up and see on the news that something horrifically tragic has happened in this world. Has it always been this way? Is this the new norm? Are people right about it...
We're all doing the best we can to weather the coronavirus storm. Schools and businesses have closed, while many people are voluntarily quarantined in their homes. And it's all in an effort to flatten the curve or help slow...
It’s that time of year again. It’s a new year and the time when most people set New Year’s resolutions. It’s so easy to go into a new year optimistic wanting to become the very best version of yourself.
But...
Tired working mama of three young kiddos here, dropping in to say hi to you. How are you doing? No, really, how are YOU? Are you taking care of YOU first? Doing your self-care? I know it’s not easy,...
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As busy moms, we often put everyone else's...
It's a tough conversation to have. If your daughter has questions about her menstrual cycle, glance over this kid-friendly Q&A recommended by Dr. Jade Pizarro, a gynecologist at Orange Park Medical Center and mom to two young girls, to...
On what could possibly be my last night in rehab, I am inspired to write a farewell letter. The past 79 days have been a roller coaster of emotions: terror, pain, humiliation, anger, frustration, hopelessness, anxiety, loneliness, anticipation, hopefulness,...