Health + Wellness

When my kids were younger, they used to listen to the Jack Johnson and Friends Curious George CD on repeat. They loved the 3 Rs song (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), but listened to it so often that even my guitar...

When was the last time you picked up a book for the fun of it? When was the last time you let yourself get lost in a story with characters that don't exist (and the inevitable poorly adapted movies..Looking...

Reciprocal IVF : Part Two: Planning to Egg Retrieval.  In case you missed Part 1, you can check it out! We left off when Krystal and I had come to the decision to proceed with Reciprocal IVF. For those of...

At 23, most young adults are graduating college, sending out grad school applications and snagging first jobs. They have completed the first leg of the “adulthood” race and they are going places. At least, that is what my Facebook...

  My very first experience at the spa will be one that I will never forget. I was gifted an hour massage, followed by a 45-minute jet spa soak, as well as a pedicure. I had never been to a spa-like...

It was my third pregnancy. I had two very easy, uncomplicated ones before it. The time came for the big 20 week ultrasound....no big deal. I even remember telling my husband, who usually came for most of the ultrasounds,...

I’ve started and stopped this post so many times and I am still not quite sure how or where to start. Krystal and I, as a same sex couple, fall within a gray area of infertility. Neither of us...

I happen to love peanut butter.  So, when I discovered January 24th was National Peanut Butter Day, well, I was left feeling a little bit nutty.  Okay, so that was a little corny.  But, I really do love peanut...

I can not believe that summer is here. We are officially in the days when kids are more likely to spend extended amounts of time vegging out in front of technology and eating everything in the house. We will...

Whether you are a pregnant or nursing mama or lead an alcohol-free lifestyle, sometimes it's easy to feel left out when everyone else is sipping and toasting a fun drink - especially on holidays and during the big toast...