My daughter is graduating the 8th grade this month. I'm not ready. I've spent this year trying so hard to slow down time. I think I have spent her whole life doing that. She certainly took her sweet time...
One of the great surprises in life is learning the gender of your baby. Will it be a girl or a boy? Will we need boy or girl things? We put our curiosity to the test x2 and waited...
My grandma and I had a special relationship. Both she and my mom instilled in me a love of baking. I had no idea then that our time together in the kitchen would become the inspiration for one of...
St. Louis Moms Blog launched one year ago TODAY! And we can hardly believe it. It has been a wild ride, marked with sweat, tears, countless hours of work, and so much more! Sounds a lot like motherhood, right?...
Over the past couple months, I feel like my life has gone through the wringer. The ups and downs of going from "work-at-home-mom" to "work-out-of-the-home-mom" have been a roller coaster that I don't care to ride again. In March,...
National Cancer Survivors Day (today, June 2nd) is one of those holidays I never really wanted to celebrate. But here I am at the age of 32, and I am a proud to say that I have survived...
One day many years from now, I will be looking across the dinner table. I will be thinking about my life and the choices I’ve made. I hope to find peace in that moment without an ounce of regret....
Usually when I travel for work, I do it solo. But this past time I was able to travel with one of my favorite co-workers.
“Did you see the news this morning?!” She asked me when we met up at...
I never wanted Botox,
I didn’t understand why some women’s bellies were so soft where their jeans hit,
And going to bed before 10 felt sacrilegious.
My weight never got the better of me (for long),
My husband played plenty of video games,
And...
Maybe you've been there before. You pick up your child from school and notice a red indentation on their arm and their teacher informs you another child bit them. Or maybe you get a call from your preschooler's teacher...
In + Around STL
2024 St. Louis Mom’s Shop Local Guide
'Tis the season to shop local! The St. Louis Mom team recently gathered for our annual holiday Favorite Things party and exchanged gifts from...
