Someone just made a snide remark about your child’s use of the “Disney Junior” app, your child embarrasses you with a very detailed account of the sickness that is being passed around your house to the cashier at Publix,...
We all know how tough the job of "Mother" can be. Reading through the submissions for our Amazing Mom contest was inspiring, to say the least. Nominations from daughters, husbands, co-workers, and even an ex-daughter-in-law!
The JMB team had their...
You know how this goes: You park, check your email and texts one last time, respond to something that's happened in the 15 minutes since you left your desk, and calendar something else. Then you put the phone down....
I was diagnosed with a chronic illness later than many; I was almost 30.
It's never going away, there's no cure, no "fixing it-" just an everyday struggle to try and maintain, to not get worse. Not get worse by...
Have you heard that “40 is the new 30” and “30 is the new 20”? I imagine the phrase refers to us moms doing our best to raise happy and responsible children, making our own positive mark on the...
I had already done the "kiddie countdown" with sparkling water and cheap party hats at around 9 p.m. and was snuggled under a blanket in my holiday pajamas with a glass of Prosecco, dangerously close to putting 2016 to bed, when it...
I remember it like it was yesterday. We were headed to Disney — no strollers and no diaper bag for the first time ever. We waltzed through the entrance with our “see ya, suckers” faces directed towards the parents...
I’ve been employed since I was 15. I started as a gift wrapper during the holidays for a department store, and when I turned 16, I was hired as a part-time employee in the office of that department store....
I was fortunate enough to review this amazing facial I had at Skin Spa by Casey. It had been a long and difficult week for me, but from the moment I stepped into her sanctuary in Jacksonville Beach, everything...
My husband struggles with depression, which means that our entire family does, too. Throughout my life, I have been fortunate to have basically no experience with mental illness, so the learning curve these past few years has been difficult....
Years ago, before I became a mom, I noticed a memo posted on a woman's fridge. The memo read: take a shower. I couldn't believe my eyes. What?! You need a memo to remember to take a shower? Seriously?...
I cried almost every night when I found out. I didn’t want to go. I love to travel, but my feet were firmly planted in Texas soil. There is an unmatched pride that Texans have, and it felt like...