A Letter to the “Just” Moms
“Oh, I’m just a mom.” – Words I say any time I am asked what I do for a living. I don’t know when I started inserting just into that
July 11, 2019
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“Oh, I’m just a mom.” – Words I say any time I am asked what I do for a living. I don’t know when I started inserting just into that
We’ve heard since the beginning of time, “sleep when the baby sleeps.” But how long does that go on? I remember the days so clearly. After preschool, my mom and
For the last several weeks, I have had the privilege of product testing an absolutely amazing baby monitor. The BabySense7 Under-the-Mattress Monitor is a device that is placed under the
The Mother of All Baby Showers (MOABS) is coming to the Hangar at Stanley on Thursday, June 13th at 6pm for VIPs and 6:30pm for general attendees. The event will
We had 40 people crammed into our house to celebrate our little boy. Why? Why did I put myself through the stress, through the worry, through the planning, and spend
I deal with at least one outbreak a day. Not a tantrum, not her being rude, not her hitting, not her disobeying me, but her breaking down in tears. I
“Oh, I’m just a mom.” – Words I say any time I am asked what I do for a living. I don’t know when I started inserting just into that
We’ve heard since the beginning of time, “sleep when the baby sleeps.” But how long does that go on? I remember the days so clearly. After preschool, my mom and
For the last several weeks, I have had the privilege of product testing an absolutely amazing baby monitor. The BabySense7 Under-the-Mattress Monitor is a device that is placed under the
The Mother of All Baby Showers (MOABS) is coming to the Hangar at Stanley on Thursday, June 13th at 6pm for VIPs and 6:30pm for general attendees. The event will
We had 40 people crammed into our house to celebrate our little boy. Why? Why did I put myself through the stress, through the worry, through the planning, and spend
I deal with at least one outbreak a day. Not a tantrum, not her being rude, not her hitting, not her disobeying me, but her breaking down in tears. I
I read once that grief can work like a yo-yo. It spins away, then bounces back, slapping your hand on the return. That seems an apt description for my mourning
I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for The Broadmoor 5-star hotel in Colorado Springs, about an hour south of Denver, Colorado. They’ve been very generous letting my younger daughter
Combine the nostalgia of apple pie with the decadence of cheesecake, and you have an irresistible dessert. Blending two classics, no-bake caramel apple cheesecake offers incredible appeal to a wide
I am in the field of maternal mental health, which means that I have the skills and tools to stay healthy and well. But you see, no mother- no parent- is immune to the undeniable pressures that have come with COVID 19.
