Modern Woman + Mother
Converging without conversation due to the ever-presence of technology is not acceptable for families who wish to connect with one another. How often have you found your loved ones gathered around the kitchen table in a seemingly communal environment but without a word passing from one individual to the next? Brothers and sisters sit next[Read More…]
Once upon a time I was a teen mom. I’m no longer a teen, but I’m still a mom, one who is, in the lovely way of things, about to be the mom of a teen. It sort of blows my mind. And I’ve also begun to notice that it really blows the minds of[Read More…]
Holy shit, my kids are starting kindergarten. I knew it would come, and there was nothing I could do to stop it. How did this happen? They were just babies last week. And now it’s less than 2 weeks away. I know I’m not the first parent whose kids have started school, and I won’t[Read More…]
I remember falling in love with a boy who wore glasses. I do. I remember where I was and when it was. How amazing is that? It was seventh grade, and I was sitting in math class. Coming in the door I sat in the middle of the back row on the left side of[Read More…]
Are your kids driving you crazy? Counting down the days until summer’s back in session! You’re not the only one, sister! Summer is a great time to get the kids outdoors and let them shake out all those ants in their pants. You know, the ones making them…. oh God… doing the boogie dance? Sorry![Read More…]
We all know how it goes. School starts in a couple of weeks, tax-free days are here, it’s time to BUY SUPPLIES! Party time, right? Right, no. School supplies are a money- and time-sucking necessity that we wish just weren’t. But they are. You walk those aisles looking for a red folder with brads, 587[Read More…]
It’s estimated that in the next decade the majority of college students will be women. But it’s really no wonder that women are pursuing higher education these days, with hopes of higher salaries and state lottery scholarship programs to encourage enrollment and retention in higher education. Think of how recently this opportunity was not just[Read More…]
I have a bombshell confession. Please, don’t judge me. You’d never expect it just by looking at me, by passing the time chatting about the prices of Rainier cherries in line at the grocery store. You send your children to school with mine; we banter good-naturedly in our Facebook mom groups. But me? I had[Read More…]
Remember that time when you just knew you were going to have sex for the first time that night? You’d been on the appropriate amount of dates, you had a pretty decent idea of the type of person you were seeing, and you were ready to rock their world… and hopefully have yours rocked in[Read More…]
We all need goals in our life to keep forging ahead. One of our contributors, Monica, started the Whole Body Whole Mind Challenge presented by 40 Aprons, a real foods, often Whole30 or paleo blog written by our Editor-In-Chief, Cheryl Malik. Monica found it at a critical time in her life to make some positive[Read More…]
We’ve all been there, right? You pack up the kids to go to school, feeling like a beast because you freaking made waffles this morning. Lunches are ready, homework’s done, aaand… Shit, it’s a school holiday. Or have your milk-encrusted yoga pants taken on your shape permanently? Gone shopping with your nursing tank unhooked precariously for[Read More…]
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