Ah, Meghan. I'm both ready and not ready to have a teenager. 13 came so fast! It's bittersweet to see you enter your teen years and I reflect on having my first child become a teenager with so many conflicting emotions. I'm ready because I am having so much fun seeing the young lady you are ...
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The Perfect White Tee and How to Style It
If you've spent years searching for the perfect white tee, I have great news. Your search is finally over. I spent YEARS looking. I didn't feel like what I was looking for should have been that hard to find. I wasn't asking for THAT much? Was I? I just wanted a white tee that: Is not ...
21 Self-Care Ideas for Moms in 2021
I'm proclaiming 2021 to be the year of self care for moms. Shed the guilt and use this list of self-care ideas to take care of YOU. Health is about so much more than the food we eat or how active we are. Don't get me wrong. Those are important. But can you eat all the "right foods", exercise ...
This is 9.
Friday evening, as we celebrated Luke's 9th birthday, Tim looked at him and said, "It felt like you were 8 forever." Everything seemed to last forever in 2020, no? Now Luke is officially 9! I'll say it every year, no matter how cliché it sounds: where did my baby go? From my pregnancy to ...
This is 12.
My first words after Meghan Jane was born were, "Is she okay?" She came into the world quietly and I was expecting to immediately hear crying. I knew a healthy baby wasn't the inevitable conclusion to giving birth, so fear gripped me when it was quiet upon her arrival. Moments later, when she ...
100 Family-Friendly Movies to Watch When You’re Stuck at Home
Family movie night? Use this list of 100 family-friendly movies to choose one on which the whole family will agree!Stuck at home? Yep, us too. We're making the most of the situation by using this time to do things we don't always have as much time for, like family movie nights. On a Wednesday. Or ...
And Then He Turned 8
Luke Dawson, also known as Lukey or Lukey-Duke turned eight Wednesday. Eight! Can we just pause and reflect on that information?My BABY is EIGHT. Yes, knowing my youngest is eight does make me freak out a little. Having an eight and eleven year old seems to catapult me into a whole different ...
Christmas Gift Ideas 2019
The 2019 Happy Healthy Mama Holiday Gift Guide is HERE! This year I've included a guide for moms + dads (or any woman or man, really), kids, and a healthy living gift guide. Most of these products I've tried and loved or have discovered and WANT! These Christmas gift ideas should cover everyone on ...
When Your Daughter Turns Eleven
When your daughter turns eleven, you look at her and squint because you're starting to lose the picture of the little girl she was and an entirely different person is coming into focus. When your daughter turns eleven, you can only shrug because you realize she is acting just like you acted at her ...
San Francisco Girls’ Trip
If you're planning a San Francisco Girls' Trip, you'll love reading my trip recap from a recent weekend getaway! I recently took a San Francisco Girls' Trip and even though it was a few weeks ago now I am still living in the memories. As a busy mom, allowing time to get away with my girls is ...
What I Really Want My Kids to Learn in School This Year
Another First Day of School is here. The kids are off, nervous and excited. They left me at home, in a house that hasn't been quiet in three months. It's bittersweet, really. I get my work days back, without the inevitable distractions that come when I try to cram my working time and momming ...
6 Ways to Wear the Perfect Tank Top
Summer is here and I've been living in the perfect tank top. For the first time in my life, I found the BEST tank that I can wear to the gym and that easily transitions into a wear-everyday tank. It's the Copper Charged Tank from ZYIA Active. I'm excited to show you how I've been wearing this ...
