I stumbled upon some old pictures from high school the other day. There she was, right in the middle of it all - a girl I hardly knew. She was tall and thin with a great big smile, but...
At some point or another, I blinked and realized that I had become a real life adult.
I'm sure it probably happened at the moment when my first daughter was born and I suddenly was responsible for someone besides myself,...
Earlier this year, we endured something that I would never wish on any mother - the hospitalization of our newborn.
I realize that three kids in, I’m very blessed to have only one hospital stay under my belt but it...
Six words.
“You have early onset Alzheimer’s Disease.”
It only took six words to immediately and irrevocably change my family’s life.
After almost a year of searching for answers to why my 48-year-old husband was forgetting basic things like what day it...
So, here we are... Winter.
Winter is my least favorite season.
Winter is cold, icy, snowy, dark, and did I mention cold? It feels like the longest four months of the year to me. The days are short, the sunshine is...
My Freshman year of college I stepped on the scale and saw a number I never thought I would see. I was disappointed in myself and I decided that I was going to stop gaining weight.
I vowed to...
Let’s talk periods.
(I know, kinda ew factor. I get it. But hear me out.) The first time I heard about menstrual cups, I thought, “Excuse me. You put WHAT? WHERE? Ew.” But as they became more streamlined and popular,...
For many parents, before we have children, we just assume that things will go smoothly and according to plan. We will teach them and prepare them and all will be well. Of course, once those children arrive in this...
The Enneagram is everywhere right now and while some people have a good grasp on it and what it means there are those of us out there with more questions than answers. According to The Enneagram Center of the...
By now, you've probably seen countless articles on how the new trend of intermittent fasting is helping people lose weight quickly with only small changes to diet. By committing to eat all of your meals during a 6-8 hour...
Perhaps we all go a bit long between shaves in the colder climate of Ohio’s winters. Long sleeves, long pants, no swimsuits; to what purpose would up-keeping our body hair serve? I feel a bit like Morpheus, but what...
Mom hobbies. Sounds like an oxymoron, right? What mom actually has time for a hobby other than continually hoping for a full night’s sleep and no meltdowns at the grocery?
I know, it’s not that you wouldn’t love to...
Each New Year brings two camps of people: to resolution or not to resolution.
The resolvers are so hopeful, so determined, mostly so naive. Even while the non-resolvers are standing, toe to the line of divide, scornfully heckling the opposition,...
Diets make me feel bad. I dread them from the moment I even think about starting them. I miss the brownies I won't be eating and fear the anxiety I will feel if I am even near a piece...
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Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
