Health + Fitness

Getting outside is a must for this mama, but recently I’ve felt the need to get out and away a bit further, a bit more remote.  (I did spend a summer living in the Rocky Mountains in a teepee in...

Many of us have electronic calendars with alarms set to remind us to do this or go there...some of us still rely on a paper calendar that is carefully color-coded with each family member's activities, appointments, and practices.  We...

Just a short time ago, I was mentally preparing to lose an hour for Daylight Savings Time, rearrange my work schedule because preschool was closing for spring break, and thinking of ways to entertain my toddler while dealing with...

Did you know that 1 out of every 3 women who give birth in the United States will give birth via C-Section? That number seems to be rising in the US, even skyrocketing to averages of around 40% or...

          Halloween has just come to and end, all the children are breathing a sigh of relief that the scary time of year is over. However, for moms (and dads) the most frightening time of...

I just read an article about how the Church can help those who struggle with depression. I appreciated Garrick D. Conner’s input into the conversation about mental health issues in the Church, as his words are compassionate, sympathetic, encouraging,...

*Content warning: this post contains anxiety and vomit. * The other afternoon I was doing some organizing. I’d just finished watching the second season of Netflix’s Get Organized with The Home Edit, so I was inspired. I’d already reorganized my...

The new year is officially underway, and Christmas seems long ago for many of us. Some are pleased to have the holidays out of the way for another year, while others look back with nostalgia at the time we...

At 32 weeks pregnant I bragged to a friend that I had a perfect blood pressure with no preeclampsia symptoms and hadn’t had any pregnancy woes besides Hyperemesis gravidarum (A total nightmare, but a story for another day). If...

February 25th - 27th, 2022 is designated as Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday across the state of Alabama. Purchases of flashlights, batteries, tarps, plywood, weather radios, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, coolers, and other supplies priced under $60...