What happens when one failed resolution leads you to another... One of my new year's goals is to eat healthier. I know, I know-join the club, right? The beginning of this week started like any other except I was embarking on my first week of the keto diet. Now if you haven't heard of the keto diet it is basically where you eat lots of protein and fat leading your body to then go into a Keep Reading >>
Nordic Christmas: Hygge All the Way
This post is part of our series exploring Nordic Christmas traditions. To see the entire collection, visit the Nordic Christmas home page. The Danes credit their happiness to hygge. Surely they're on to something for ranking in the top of the World Happiness Rankings year over year. It's been a couple of years that I've been trying to incorporate more hygge into our Keep Reading >>
Loperamide-Parental Awareness
This post was sponsored by Influence Central as part of an Influencer Activation and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Being a parent can be wonderful and stressful all at the same time. It is important to always remain aware of any safety issues that could affect our children's safety. Our Responsibility Obviously, the safety of our children is our top priority. Keep Reading >>
Zeel In Home Massage
Busy families listen up! I have found a service that keeps me feeling great without having to ever leave my home. It's called Zeel. Zeel brings you same-day, in-home massages with licensed and vetted massage therapists. All you need to do is to provide a set of sheets. Love Massages? Sign up for Zeel's monthly subscription service and receive 20% off. Zeel is super easy to use. Pick Keep Reading >>
PlusCBD Oil for Pain Free Living
I received this product for free from Moms Meet to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. As a Mom who suffers from chronic back and neck pain I have constantly looked for different alternatives to help me manage both. Our insurance doesn't cover chiropractic care so each visit now costs me over $150. I knew I had to Keep Reading >>
How the LivingWith™ Mobile App Helps Manage Cancer
Thank you Pfizer for sponsoring this post. Join Pfizer’s This Is Living With Cancer™ initiative by sharing your story with #InspirationLives on Facebook and Instagram to support and inspire those who have been affected by cancer, and be sure to check out the LivingWith™ mobile app available via iTunes and Google Play. When my mom was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2004, Keep Reading >>
Uncle Bud’s for Pain Relief
Whenever I find new methods of pain relief I get excited to both try and share them with all of you. If you are a long time reader you will know that I was in a horrible car accident the summer of 1997. The automobile that struck my Mother and I was going 80 mph and hit us from behind. Since the accident, I have dealt with debilitating back, shoulder and neck pain. I have tried many different Keep Reading >>
The Power of Affirmations
May kicks my butt. Every year. We are crawling to the finish line. The final weeks of school are an unrelenting slog. I thought I was doing okay, that I was holding it together and only looking ahead at the bite-sized tasks I had schedule in half-day increments. What can I reasonably complete today? Okay. That’s all I’ll think about. Even with this new coping strategy of small pieces instead Keep Reading >>
How My Mother’s Cancer Changed My Outlook on Life
Thank you Pfizer for sponsoring this post. Join Pfizer’s #InspirationLives initiative by sharing your story with the hashtag on Facebook and Instagram to support and inspire those who have been affected by cancer, and be sure to check out the LivingWith™ mobile app available via iTunes and Google Play! Around Christmas of 2006, my 46-year-old mother found a small, hard lump in her Keep Reading >>
Grieving Honestly
The yoga instructor talked us through a guided meditation at the beginning of class wherein we released all the layers of what came before and what will come after in our day. As I consciously peeled off the race to the childcare to drop off my son, and the superficial chatter with a friend who was likewise dropping off her children and racing to yoga, I felt tears wet my cheeks. The more I Keep Reading >>