Self-Care Isn’t Selfish & Other Self-Care Truths

“Self-care is often a very unbeautiful thing.It is making a spreadsheet of your debt and enforcing a morning routine and cooking yourself healthy meals and no longer just running from your problems and calling the distraction a solution.It is often doing the ugliest thing that you have to do, like sweat through another workout orContinue reading "Self-Care Isn’t Selfish & Other Self-Care Truths"

5 Things To Do While In Quarantine With Your Family During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Recently, my boyfriend, son and I got the order from our local hospital to quarantine at home while I awaited the results of my COVID-19 test. As it turns out, I DO NOT have the virus (thank GOD!) but I do have a pretty wicked case of pneumonia that I am dealing with. I knowContinue reading "5 Things To Do While In Quarantine With Your Family During The Coronavirus Pandemic"

How To: Make Your Own California Roll Sushi

This is going to be a fun article to write! I sure had fun creating this yummy meal, and I hope you do too! Sushi has been one of my favorite lunch treats since I first tried it back in 2017. After three years of absolutely loving it, but never doing anything other than buyingContinue reading "How To: Make Your Own California Roll Sushi"

Coping With The Loss of a Friend

Well, here I am. It has been absolutely forever (or at least it feels like it has been forever) since I have made a blog post. Although I am happy that I am opening this up again and writing, I am disheartened that the motivation I have to write is coming from a deep placeContinue reading "Coping With The Loss of a Friend"

How To Boost Your Milk Supply

Alright, if you have made it to this article, it is probably because you have read a bunch of other ones out there on the internet and still feel like you have not found the answers that you are looking for. Can eating cookies really boost my supply? What about those body armor drinks thatContinue reading "How To Boost Your Milk Supply"

How To Soothe Your Baby When They Wont Stop Crying

As parents, we face many new and interesting challenges. Many of them are completely different from anything we have had to deal with previous to becoming parents, and those changes can be difficult to deal with. Crying is one of those things. All babies cry, and they often cry for many different reasons. As aContinue reading "How To Soothe Your Baby When They Wont Stop Crying"

How To Eat Better During Pregnancy

Let's face it: the quality of the foods that you put in to your body both before and during pregnancy has an effect on your baby's overall health more than any other factor, which means that it is important to have the information necessary to provide both you and your unborn little love with theContinue reading "How To Eat Better During Pregnancy"

Top 3 Best Baby Shower Gifts That Baby Actually Will Use

I distinctly remember my baby shower. It was a super hot day and I was extremely pregnant. I had to set up most things myself like decorations and games. I had the idea in my mind that at the baby shower we would be getting pretty much everything that our little boy would need, andContinue reading "Top 3 Best Baby Shower Gifts That Baby Actually Will Use"

Top Signs Of Postpartum Depression

Depression is already something that is not talked about as much as it should be. When it comes to depression after having a child, it is talked about even less. If you have recently had a child, or know someone who has recently had a child and is experiencing the following symptoms, don't be afraidContinue reading "Top Signs Of Postpartum Depression"

A Note On Perfectionism as a Mom

This is what stresses me out. Stuff all over the floor, garbage needing replaced… I put everything away the day before and it was spotless, and this is the next morning. 🤦‍♀️ But you know what? I suppose that is life. Not everything will be exactly how you envision it in your mind. But thatContinue reading "A Note On Perfectionism as a Mom"