Health + Wellness

Every day that goes by there is a question on my mind. This one little question comes regardless of the way my life is going or the way others' lives are going. After my second round of IVF, we were a...

When you have a sick kid you inevitably acquire a sick family.  You try your best to keep the one contained but it. is. so. difficult. Imagine sleeping peacefully.  You've just drifted into a dream full of wine, the finest...

I am a morning person. I have been since I was very young. But I never realized how much I enjoyed my mornings until they were cruelly ripped away from me by my second child. My first born was an...

Caring for a baby is lonely, and yet incredibly heart-warming at the same time. This is a time in a woman’s life when she needs community, needs friends enduring the same life cycle, needs encouragement and laughter and mutual...

I've never been a model, nor have I ever been a size 4, but there was a time, long, long ago that I recognized my body. And as much I would not have admitted it then, I liked my...

Some days, I'm on fire. Balance finds me. The day begins around 6am. It's not super early, but may as well be to this non morning person who happens to, unfortunately, despise coffee. During the school year, I wake my 7...

What comes with the warm weather of summer time?  The desire to dip our bodies into water to cool off and feel refreshed, of course.  While this is certainly fun and can lend itself for a great time, it...

Don’t you just love summer? I know my family does! One of my favorite things about summer are its flavors: fresh tomatoes, watermelon, abundance of herbs… It’s a party for your mouth! So, I’m going to share some of our...

I've always felt a draw to the medical world. The terminology, the technological advancements, all of it. It's always fascinated me to the extent that I always figured I'd go to medical school one day. Life took me in...

My Son Wore A Helmet. No, not a medical helmet. A bike helmet. And no, at 11 months, he wasn't a child bicycle riding prodigy. He fell. He fell a lot. And like any overprotective, cautious mother, I got him a helmet....