Monthly Archives: March 2015
Hopes for My Daughter
My Dearest Girl,
Tonight you cried for me to hold you as I tried to lay you in your bed to sleep. You don't often...
Surviving a Miscarriage
You wouldn't guess it from looking at me. I drive from place to place in our SUV with two car seats and two children...
Have Big Fun at Great Wolf Lodge Without Breaking the Bank
If you have friends with kids, you probably have heard them talk about Great Wolf Lodge hotel and family resort near Charlotte. You likely have...
6 Ways to Increase and Maintain Your Milk Supply
It happened to me. I woke up one morning when my son was almost 8 months old and I was completely empty.
Not an ounce...
Girl Scouts :: A Daisy’s Journey to Confidence
You see them everywhere as you shop on the weekends, offering brightly colored boxes of sweet treats. Maybe you are able to politely tell...
6 Study Tips to Make Learning Fun and Teaching Easier
From the teachers at South Carolina Calvert Academy.
South Carolina Calvert Academy is a K-8, tuition-free public virtual charter school available to families statewide in...
Shhh … It’s Time to Make a Quiet Book
I was hanging in a cloth diaper chat group when a fellow mom posted a picture of her child's quiet book. I hadn't heard...
Painted Blue :: Admitting to Gender Disappointment
When I found out I was pregnant with my second child there were a couple of things I immediately assumed would be true: morning...
Honey Oat Protein Bites {and Preparing For My First 5K}
Recently, in a moment of weakness, I did something incredibly out of character for me. I signed up for a 5K race. On purpose.
Yes,...
Never Shave Again with Premier Laser Spa
Can you image what it would be like to never have to shave again? Showers wouldn’t need to be considered “work,” and you wouldn’t...
5 Simple Steps to Organized Toys
Even though in the past weeks we have seen unusually cold weather around here, spring is definitely approaching and with it, the fever to...
The Nursing Vacation
No shirt, no shoes, full service. It was one in the afternoon and I was still in the bed, just like I had been...
A Mom’s Guide St. Patrick’s Day Events in Columbia
Where are my Irish people at?
According to Trulia, only five percent of Richland County’s population claims to have Irish heritage as their primary ancestry....
I Wish You Had a Better Mom :: Trying (and Sometimes...
I suffer from a major case of mom guilt.
I'm not sure I have ever felt like I measure up. This is something I know...