Health + Wellness

  Every year the ever-popular resolution to get “healthy” happens around New Year's, or the First of the Month, or before that summer vaca. But what does getting healthy mean? Is it just focused on weight loss or does it...

In my first post, I shared that as a lonely new mom I learned to parent with the help of internet friends and social media which led me to stop vaccinating my children. Then, in my last post I...

Since the age of 12, I have tried at least one and usually multiple diets every year. As an awkward, pre-teen girl I thought I should look like the girls in the Teen and Seventeen Magazines that I bought...

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...

The year 2020 is coming to a close - thank goodness. I'm not a huge New Year's resolution person, but I feel now is definitely the right time to make some changes, hit the re-set button and get back...

As everyone is cheerfully bustling about getting Elf on the Shelf staged and Christmas shopping completed or started this season, I am reveling in the feeling of actually wanting to put my tree up and decorate this year. This...

November is known as Diabetes Awareness Month. Most people can connect to this disease in one way or another. From friends, family, and even pets who need to manage their blood sugars and juggle daily injections or other medication....

When I was a loud, sassy, and overly dramatic 8-year-old I received, what I thought, was a death sentence. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. (Me, shortly before being diagnosed.) I had been complaining to my mom for days about...

November is a special month for us, we honor my daughter and her Diagnosis with Type One Diabetes. We also recognize Diabetes awareness month, and have found ways over the years to share our story. The first question we...

This past year has had my family outdoors more than usual. Now that the weather is cooling and the temperatures during the day are more bearable I have wanted to get out and see more of what outdoor activities...