Some days I want to be a ballerina. Other days a cowgirl. Or motivational speaker. Or astronaut.
And then one day I wanted to be a foster mom. It really is as simple as that. One day I’d never considered...
Our single week countdown officially began this week. Our sweet baby girl is due in nine weeks, an official due date of December 24 - that's right - Christmas Eve! Can you think of a better Christmas present?! I...
On Sunday, July 28, 2013 I hopped on a plane to Washington, DC. Not because I was traveling for work or participating in a political rally, I flew those 850+ miles to attend a concert with my girlfriend. And,...
I lived in the same house my entire childhood and young adult life. My first experience with "moving" was to college and four years later I moved back to that same house until I was married. Since then, packing...
Hello everybody! I'm so happy to be visiting Orlando Moms Blog to share this toy box tutorial with you. It's one of my favorite projects from my little girl's nursery and continues to be a lot of fun, especially...
by Elisabeth Myrick
former OMB Contributor
About a year ago, I wrote about my miscarriage experience for Babyourself magazine (now The Moms Magazine). The article focused on how telling my closest friends and family about the pregnancy early on, actually helped...
My 8-year-old son recently needed a haircut and decided he wanted to go to a barbershop. Not a hair salon. A men's barbershop. While waiting for his turn, he realized he needed to go to the bathroom. Finding it...
When I’m up to my neck in teething and diaper blowouts and toddler fury, I have a go-to fantasy. I imagine that I skip town with my girlfriends and we escape for a Girls Week of chit chat, margaritas,...
If someone asked me when I was 20 years old what I would be doing at 30, I probably would have responded that I would be married to a local country boy, living on our own little piece of...
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I’ve always felt a certain kinship with Captain Hook. While a mean and menacing man, he and I have something in common—the tick-tock of a clock is most unpleasant. Which is why I’ve always been relieved that my biological...
I almost didn’t write a birth plan, but after much convincing from my doula, sat down to write what goals I wanted for the birth of our daughter. I'd heard a lot about the ineffectiveness of most birth plans...
Remember those days when you were “child free” and life was just, different (carefree some might say)?! I can distinctly recall the day when the first couple in my and my husband’s circle of friends announced they were expecting...
For many of us, September 11 is a "where were you" moment of our generation, and is perhaps one of the hardest dates to explain to a small child.
Last year, as I was watching the news coverage, my daughter asked me...
Orlando Mom Guide to Berry Picking
Berry picking is a family favorite around here, and for good reason! We get to spend time outside in the beautiful Orlando weather and...
