Real Life

For as long as I can remember, I pictured myself as a wife and mother. I never thought my life would be any different than that. Like my own mother, my older sister, and my friends, I just assumed...

Self-care. Maybe you’ve tried it before and it didn’t last. Maybe as a mom this makes you laugh ‘til you pee. “Oh yeah, sure I’ll pencil that right in after the kids are in bed, the house is clean,...

I am a dietitian. A dietitian according to Webster’s Dictionary is defined as: “a person whose job is to give people advice about what to eat in order to be healthy.” I know just about everything you need to...

Those of you who follow the blog may remember a recent post I did called Midnight Call Into Darkness. Basically an overview of how stressed I was feeling dealing with an almost three year old. I know many of...

I can hardly remember what life was like before. How did we keep in touch with people? How did we keep track of birthdays? How did we keep up with fashion trends? How did we learn about flash sales...

My daughter told me recently that she wants to be an ice skating instructor who teaches people to ice skate WITH their puppies. I love it! My oldest, however, has a different kind of ambition. He asks things like,...

Tuesday, 4:15 PM: My husband leaves to teach his Intro to Marketing class at the University of Iowa. Thus begins the dreaded Tuesday night. Usually these nights are exceedingly difficult. On some Tuesday nights, our kids need to be driven...

I don’t know about you, but I love a good hearty soup in the fall and the winter. My favorite for summer nights is a nice cold margarita. What about spring, you say? Well, in the spring I’m ready...

I hesitate to say this, fearing that if I put it out in the universe we will be punished with a late-spring blizzard, but I'm going to take a chance and say, "Spring is here!" And by "spring" I...

I have a confession to make. Target is not my weakness. Oh don't get me wrong, the red target symbol calls to me when I drive by.  I'll admit I've bought one too many cardigans, and that my kids have littered the floor with...