I am here to tell you if you haven’t taken a trip, just you and your partner sans kids, ever or in a while, do it now. My soul and marriage need these trips with my husband to rest...
From time to time, finding ways to love yourself and show yourself compassion again may prove to be a little difficult. For some, learning how to show yourself compassion and love can be one of the hardest concepts to...
Social media has profoundly transformed the way we experience human existence. We’re hard-wired to seek connection, community, and visibility. We want to be seen, heard, and understood. It’s at the heart of some of the most powerful and inspiring...
Stepparenting does not come easily ... but the work is worth it.
Did you know, according to the U.S. Bureau of Census …
• Sixteen percent of children live in blended families
• 1300 new stepfamilies are formed each day.
• 40% of...
I don’t remember becoming woke, but now that it’s a ‘thing’, I think about it often. I try to recall the exact moment that I learned that something as simple as the color of my skin might determine how...
We all know that reading to kids has lifelong benefits. From enriching vocabulary to encouraging brain development, reading is one of the best activities we can do with our children. Books fire up imaginations, and through them, we expose...
More so than ever before, I have found myself longing for snow this winter. I want the kind of snow that lays a thick blanket of white, leaving streets and front lawns indistinguishable from each other. The sort of...
February is American Heart Month.
Honestly, I don’t think I’m ready to talk about it … but the 13th marks 14 years. It’s easy to remember because it is sandwiched between my sister’s birthday and Valentine’s Day.
I was in graduate school...
Why should you care about Mercury in Retrograde? It may explain a thing or two!
If you feel like your kids have been abnormally difficult or emotional lately, you’re not alone. Many people are directly correlating this shift in behavior...
Winter's here and we have the cold temperatures to show for it, but that doesn't mean there isn't fun to be had in our great city. We hope our bucket list gives you lots of great ideas for fun...
In + Around STL
Eating Through the STL Top 100 – 2024 Edition
If you’ve read my food lists from the past couple of years, you will know that I wait in anticipation every April for the...
