This post has been sponsored by the Better Sleep Council, in the form of a new mattress (yay!). No monetary compensation has been received and, as always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. When asked the question, “Do you feel that, on average, you are getting enough sleep?” I didn’t have to pause…
5 Tips for Fitting ME Time Into Your Busy Schedule
When I was a single college student, I was busy – juggling classes and homework and dating. A few years later, when I was a new mom busy with babies and dinner to cook and groceries to buy and a house to clean. Now, as a mom to older kids (and teens!) I have…
Perfect Balance: #YopaYogurt
Last year, I chose the word Balance to be my word of the year. After a rough 2011, I was determined to create more balance in my home, family, work, and personal life. I kept the word balance in my head all year….but I’m not sure I really achieved it. And so I decided to…
Childhood Depression – The Phrase No Parent Wants to Hear
When I became a parent, my greatest hope for my children was that they would live happy, fulfilling lives. I didn’t care how smart they would become or how rich and successful they would grow up to be. I just wanted my children to be happy. But as I gained a few years of parenting…
Conquering Cold and Flu Season With Kleenex #ShareTheSoft
Cold and Flu Season is here once again, and although (knock on wood) we’re not sick at the moment, I know better than to think that we’re safe for very long. With 5 kids in public school, I know that the sniffles…and the coughs….and the sore throats are right around the corner. It’s inevitable. As…
Michelle Obama Speaks at Disney’s Magic of Healthy Living Press Conference
There are a few benefits to living in the Washington DC area, including (but certainly not limited to) exclusive invitations to breakfast press conferences with Disney’s CEO Robert Iger and First Lady Michelle Obama. Yeah, I don’t want to brag too much…but that might have been the best breakfast invitation ever. If you know anything…
5 Easy Steps to a Mommy Makeover
Plastic surgery is becoming more popular among Americans, with about a 5 percent increase in cosmetic procedures per year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ 2011 report. Patients had over one and a half million surgical procedures and over 13 million total cosmetic procedures. An increasing number of these are performed on new…
First Impressions – Interesting Study Results
“Whether we like it or not, we are often judged by our appearance.” (Dr. Michelle Callahan) I consider myself an open, welcoming person. I am able to quickly get past a person’s appearance and enjoy them (I hate to even use the word “judge”) for the person that they are rather than what they look…
Take a Load Off – Save Water, Reduce Waste
You KNOW I do a lot of laundry. It’s inevitable with 7 people in one household. I also talk about laundry a lot. Could be the fact that I often feel consumed by dirty clothes and smelly socks. I was excited to try out Tide Coldwater a few months ago (I have always loved the…
ZUMBA®, Salonpas, and Sleep – Wordless Wednesday
I love to dance. I need to exercise more often. I love when I can combine something I love with something I need to do. It’s the best of both worlds. Except in MY world, I have a bad knee. I have to sleep with a pillow under my left knee every night because of…
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