I have just about 40 days left 'til I turn 40. Who’s really counting? Me. I am. I have been for a while now. Did you roll your eyes just then? I felt an eye roll or 23. When...
It may be surprising to some that I'm a bit anti-New Year resolution. I mean fitness instructors earn big bucks from others goals, why wouldn't I be onboard?
Let me clarify my stance.
I support the idea of making changes that...
I ran 13.1 miles! Who am I, and what have I done with the girl who forged more than a few notes in high school to get out of running just one single mile?
If you haven't figured it out yet,...
"When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways — either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits or by using the challenge to find our inner strength." –Dalai Lama
Happy Holidays! Happy Halloween! Happy...
When I was younger, and throughout most of my adult life, I could not miss a single thing. I loved having a full schedule that included work, fun, family, GNOs, workouts, date nights with the huz, brunch with friends......
My babysitter has a cold and canceled just in case. I have 2.5 hours of conference calls before my son goes to his afternoon VPK class.
I've done this before. Over and over and over back in 2020, when everything...
I've learned in my four years of either being pregnant or being a mom, that we, in the mother hood, feel that our mom-onality gives us an unspoken right to disperse nuggets of mom-wisdom to one another freely. There...
I was the first of my friends to get pregnant. There was no seasoned veteran around to call upon when my water broke at the end of that pregnancy game. Suddenly, I was the rookie expected to bring home...
It was another great year for Jacksonville Moms Blog! We continue to be amazed and humbled at how much our site has grown over the years, but most of all, we are so very thankful to you, our readers, for...
What. A. Year. I’m raising my hat to all the scientists, medical workers, delivery riders, and just about every single soul who has worked so, so hard to just keep life running. But thankfully, we get to turn a...
Soapy suds ran down my naked body in the shower. I closed my eyes in an attempt at one minute of peace in my whirlwind life as a working mom with two babies.
No such luck.
“Honey,” my husband yelled as...
Summer break, is that you? As mothers, we busy ourselves with preparing the family for a fun summer, but we often leave ourselves out. We make sure the family vacation is planned, the summer camp schedule is put in...