Real Life

The alarm goes off, I hit the snooze button (maybe twice).  I feel the fan blow across my face, blow across the room, and then blow across my face again.  I hear the humming of the window air conditioners. (Yes,...

We all remember the good ol' high school days.  Filled with football games, chemistry tests, and mean girls.  Chances are you were probably on the receiving end of the backbiting, snickering, and teasing.  Chances are you probably dished some...

Good Morning Iowa City Moms! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Robin Boudreau…and I too am an Iowa City Mom. In addition to being a medical sales rep for Medtronic, a hobby photographer, and a...

I was young and in love. The thought of leaving the place where I had grown up, gone to school, made everlasting friendships, met the love of my life, and started our new life together had been pushed out...

Being a mom was always on my list of what I wanted to be when I grew up. Because I became a mom slightly later in life at age 33, I had plenty of time to prepare. When you...

I’ll be the first to say that this pregnancy has been a smooth ride, but the shift into third trimester has been a bit of a game changer for me. I was nonchalantly coasting through the weeks, counting my...

I'm no meteorologist, but I think its safe to say we've officially entered severe weather season in the midwest.  And while I like watching a thunderstorm roll in as much as the next Iowan (side note: Did anyone else's...

I think my kids are funny.  At the most inappropriate times.  Like when I’m supposed to be a disciplinarian, when I should be teaching them the right way to do things, or when I'm handling a sticky situation –...

We've all heard the term:  nature versus nurture.  Let's face it:  some aspects of our children can not be controlled, or changed, or altered in any way (no matter how hard that may be for some of us to accept!).  If...

As I write this post, I’m sitting in a vacation home on Cape Cod. I can see, hear and smell the ocean through the open windows. It’s been an amazing week, and as much as I love my life...