Anissa Bourgeacq
Anissa moved to Johnston in 2016 after living in Iowa City for more than 20 years. She has two girls, Faith (16) and Fiona (10). She and her husband, Patrick, have been married for 21 years. Anissa is a registered dietitian and works for Sanford Health. For fun she loves to clean, organize, read, and binge watch Netflix. Her vices include watching the “Real Housewives” franchises and doughnuts!
A Letter To My Daughters About Their Father
Dear girls,
This month your father and I will be married 20 years. You don’t know it yet, but you have the best dad in the world. You won’t know it for a while because...
My Baby is in High School and It’s Really No Big Deal
My daughter is a freshman in high school. It’s really no big deal. It’s just another year of school. I mean, I’m sorry to disappoint all the people who ask me about it REPEATEDLY...
FiFi and the Pediatrician
It seems a little superficial and silly, but I always used to get a little anxious when I took my daughters to the pediatrician. I guess I felt it was the most concrete way...
“You Moms These Days…” | 5 Ways Motherhood Changed in 15 Years
My oldest daughter was born June 3, 2001. Many of you readers were in college, high school, or (gasp) junior high during that time. I was 30 years old and pregnant. Now I know...
Donate with Dignity: Food Insecurity in Our Community – Part 2
During the school year, 22 million children receive free or reduced-priced meals through the National School Lunch Program. When school is out for summer, only 2.7 million children receive free or reduced-price meals. This...
Don’t Blink.
People warned me about this. They told me not to do it but I thought I knew better and paid no heed. I watched my little 5-year-old daughter walk into Kindergarten and then did...
Time for Dinner: Food Insecurity in our Community – Part 1
“Moooommmmmmmm, I’m hungry!”
“Mom, there is nothing to eat!”
“I have GOT to go to the store today. We have nothing to eat in this house.”
“I haven’t cooked a decent meal in a week.”
I would guess...
Pop-Tarts…The Other Food Group
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...