When is the best time to go from one child to two? There is no "best" time, there will be adjustments, and you will survive them. Deciding to have another child felt like the most natural step for our family. Well,...
  We chatted with Liz Rotz, a local STL blogger and influencer, for our next edition of Moms in the Lou!   How did you get started in the blogging/influencer world? I’m kind of a technology nerd. So when we started a family, I...
One of the biggest sources of contention in my marriage is when I micromanage my husband’s parenting. I don’t mean to do it, but it often just slips out, usually in a moment of high stress or conflict. It’s...
Enjoy this helpful guide to some of the best kid-friendly hikes in the St. Louis area!   One of the greatest desires I have for my boys is that they have a genuine love of nature and the outdoors. Sure, I'm...
Toddlers and teens; I used to have one, and now I have the other which prompted me to have an illuminating conversation with myself.  It went something like this: ME: Remember when the kids were young, and you swore that...
As a speaker, writer, and Certified Enneagram coach, Jenn Whitmer understands how who we are affects our parenting. Discover the gifts and cautions of each type.   Parenting is being pecked to death by chickens. Mostly because kids are tiny, imperfect...
This post is sponsored by Missouri Baptist Medical Center.  As moms, we’re often characterized as selfless, loving human beings who sacrifice many of our wants and needs for the wants and needs of our children. Unfortunately, this often comes at...
There’s just something I love about having my nails done. It makes me feel so… feminine? Put together? I don’t know exactly how it makes me feel, but I love it. Pre-kid, I would go and get my nails...
Back in the day, I used to have the Sephora super-duper, double-platinum, wrapped-in-diamonds membership level. You know, the one where you spend oodles of money each month to cash in on all the extra goodies? Little did I know...

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