I'm sure you've had quite a few friends or relatives tell you how incredibly important it is to date your spouse. Well, it is! It's super important. It's important for your relationship, your connection, and maybe even your sanity.
The...
Dear Child-Free Friend,
(I call you child-free rather than childless because childless has such a negative connotation to it, doesn't it? I know you're happy as can be, living your life with your husband, and there's no yearning for a...
It was a beautiful January afternoon, just like any other. Our giant schnauzer Sam had walked the kids to the bus and sprinted back to the house to be by my side like every other day. He had a...
Let me start by stating the obvious - it's hard to make friends as a mom. Can I get a collective "AMEN" to that? For a long time, I didn't have any real-life mom friends. I had some awesome...
I remember our life before you, my love.
I remember the day I married your daddy and you were a mere dream... one that wouldn't come true for several years. But we had each other, and that was enough back...
The beach is my happy place.
Since my mother passed away in December 2017, I have been looking forward to the beach vacation we had planned and yet part of me was afraid to go, afraid to go and miss...
I can remember being 19 years old, running from the car to a bookstore with my boyfriend in the pouring down rain. He yelled “Hop on my back!” I gleefully ran full speed and hopped onto his back and...
Friends, in my opinion, are one of the most essential needs in surviving motherhood (dare I even say life in general?). They are the ones who stand by your side, no matter what. They will fight with you, laugh...
I sat back in my seat and let out a sigh as I had just finished hustling to get my kids situated on the plane (Flying solo with young kids is no joke, y'all!). All of a sudden, my...
Baby weight and jaundice and breastfeeding make it on the short list of things we talk about post-delivery, but postpartum sex? Not so much.
I distinctly remember the moment it all began. My midwife had just completed her physical examination...
Snoring is nothing new to me, I grew up with a Dad who could saw logs like nobody’s business. Honestly, I didn’t think twice the first time I heard my husband snore. I had slept through it for years...
I recently had dinner with a new friend. She just started her very first professional job after finishing her advanced degree and was in the midst of planning her wedding. She reminded me so much of myself at that...
CONFESSION. We just put our 'first date' of 2019 on the calendar. Yup. My husband and I, that is.
I don't know about you, but (wo)man, it is hard to date this day and age. Date my husband, that is....
Yesterday was Friday. As I went throughout my day, I counted the number of times someone said (or posted) “It’s FRIDAY” or “Thank God it’s the weekend!”
35 times. 35 times I saw someone celebrating the fact that it is...
In + Around Dayton
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...
