Motherhood

Would you like to connect with moms online, as well as offline through playdates and events? Orlando can seem a little overwhelming, so we would like to make it feel a little smaller by creating the Orlando Mom Collective...

It used to sound much more daunting to say I have "Two under two." However, the truth is having a one year old and newborn is much easier than managing twins or two toddlers. As my daughter quickly approaches four and my...

As a mother of two daughters, my parenting goals are to raise self-sufficient women who display integrity and compassion, who live happy and fulfilling lives, and who share and value a strong family bond.  Sometimes I lose sight of those goals when I am waist deep in the...

Dear kiddo in care, I can't wait to hear you tell your story.  To tell it in your own words, without fear or shame.  No tears, no quavering voice, no trembling chin.  I know your story, but I look forward...

Naseeb, kismet, vidhi, whatever you choose to call it, the meaning is the same in every language - destiny or fate. This is Women's History Month, coinciding with International Women's Day on the 8th of March. I hadn't intended on writing...

The alarm buzzes on the alarm clock of my life: “Standardized testing time!” I search desperately for a snooze button, to no avail. It’s time. Put on your big girl panties, your sparring gear, and your supermom cape (in...

With re-registration happening all around me this time of year, I couldn't help but remember two years ago when I was stressing out about finding the “perfect” daycare fit for our son Everett. It weighed heavy on my mind for weeks,...

So here’s the thing. Breastfeeding? It was kinda horrific for me. Eleven years ago, my daughter was born three weeks early. Not premature, but tiny and without the sucking reflex. However, I knew the value of breast milk. I determined...

It often feels like blog after blog addresses the same issues: mom guilt, a need to encourage other moms, failing to get it all done, the importance of setting our kids up to feel amazing about themselves (ever notice what a...

If you're lucky, once in a blue moon you will find yourself free on a Sunday morning to brunch with your mom-friends, your extended family or even possibly just your husband! Sunday being the new Saturday, here are a...

I ran my first half marathon last week. Crossing that finish line, was the most exhilarating experience of my life. I would not call myself a runner, by any stretch of the imagination. I'm more of a cat stretch, yoga...

Writing about this is some kind of therapy for me, because I don't feel like I can talk about this to many people...if anyone. I've got friends with kids and I've got friends who don't have kids. The latter...

Proctor and Gamble's #LikeAGirl commercial aired during Katy Perry's Superbowl halftime show, coincidentally (or maybe not) the only part of the Superbowl that most tween girls probably watched.  The commercial presents a series of video snippets of men, women, and one young boy demonstrating what...

I had dinner with friends on a school night, leaving the Tuesday evening chaos for my husband to handle.  I came home to find homework done, and the girls showered and ready for bed.  Classical music was playing on Pandora....

I ordered this cute little crossbody bag for myself late in the evening on Cyber Monday.  It looks great in my closet.  I'm sure I'll have an occasion to use it sometime soon, but most days I carry a "Mom...