I am a little over six months into my intuitive eating (IE) journey, and turns out rejecting diet culture is harder than I thought it would be. One might think rejecting society's beauty standard for what a woman should...
    Check out these date night ideas with your kiddos!       My husband started taking my daughter on "date nights" right around the time she turned two - to our favorite Mexican restaurant. She is a lover of cheese quesadillas,...
If you haven't tried grazing boards, you will be amazed by how easy they are to put together and how gorgeous they look on your table!   We are in the hot, hot days of summer and enjoying get-togethers with family...
Here’s a favorite cookie recipe for National Sugar Cookie Day!   Baking sugar cookies is a favorite family activity for us, and not just because I’m a baker at heart. For us, it represents creativity, tradition, and usually a special event....
        When was the last time you thought to yourself, “Man, I just want to go live in a cabin in the woods away from everyone”? If you’re anything like me, it’s a recurrent daily thoght. When I try to...
Instead of winging it, try a summer fun schedule!   Now that we are about halfway through summer … Are you in a slump? Need activity ideas? Fall out of your routines? Here are some ideas to get you back on track until school...
Learn about Lincoln and have some family fun in Springfield, IL!     My husband Andy and I have a common theme on vacations: find Abraham Lincoln. From Independence Day fireworks at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. to a random plaque in...
My husband and I made the decision to take a week-long family trip to Washington D.C. in early summer. Plane tickets were purchased, and hotel reservations were made several months in advance (all 100% refundable, of course). There was...
  J U N E  G L O O M is absolutely 100% a thing.   Did you feel it too, mama?   I did, although mine might look different than yours.   You see, my littles are big now, having their own littles.   But I remember...
    For many women, getting or staying pregnant a second time isn’t so easy. Secondary infertility or the inability to achieve a second pregnancy naturally after 6-12 months of trying happens more than you know.     It’s estimated that 12%-15% of women in...

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2024 St. Louis Mom’s Shop Local Guide

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'Tis the season to shop local! The St. Louis Mom team recently gathered for our annual holiday Favorite Things party and exchanged gifts from...
two moms with their arms full of clothing as they thrift shop

Thriftmas: A 2-Year Update!