by Brittany Tiedmann | On Motherhood, Stress Management
Getting Real with Brittany Tiedeman I recently had to return to work after having my baby. I’ve developed these hacks to help me survive. 1. So you’re at work and notice there is spit-up on your shirt. Normally it doesn’t bother you, but let’s...
by Tammy Torres | Healthy Eating
Getting Real with Tammy Torres I started on my Keto journey about three months ago. I always ate semi-healthy until the days I felt like poop, then literally sabotaged myself with food that would move my insides i.e. carbs and grease. With no gall bladder, I needed...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce My grandmother worked full time. She had to, as a single mom with four kids ten and under. It wasn’t a choice. My mom hated that her mom always worked, so when she had kids, she stayed home full time. While it was nice having our...
by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk, On Motherhood
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I run around in a confused haze most of the time, but I can almost guarantee that I ask myself these 10 questions daily. What day is it? Being a work-at-home mom, I lose all track of days. The calendar means nothing to me, and I’m...
by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk, On Motherhood, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I keep forgetting what a whirlwind labor and delivery were. One second, I was a happy pregnant whale, and the next I was breaking my husband’s fingers with every contraction. Our baby girl was born, and then I had recovery to deal...
by Kira Hazledine | Kid Safety, Parenting, Toddlers
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I love showering Hallie with hugs and kisses. It’s my favorite hobby. I can’t get enough squeezes, but Hallie would disagree. Hallie, even in infancy, loved her personal space. She likes to be left alone sometimes to explore on her...
by Brittany Tiedmann | Everything Baby, On Motherhood, Raising Healthy Kids
They say the first day of daycare is the hardest. “They” lied. It’s week three here with daycare, and it is still so heart-wrenching leaving her every morning. Trust me, my husband and I took months to find the perfect daycare, and honestly,...
by Shadra Bruce | Home and Hearth, Stress Management
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Do you live your life planning your next move? I do. We move often enough that my friends check to make sure where we are before sending Christmas cards each year. They only pencil in our mailing address because they know it’s...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Every generation complains about the younger ones about being entitled, spoiled, or incapable of taking care of themselves. It seems like there are more articles complaining about millennials than ones celebrating them. And now, Gen Z...
by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk, On Motherhood
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Family can be wonderful. How lucky is it to be born into a loving group of people who, a bit crazy or otherwise, love you to pieces? But not everyone is so fortunate. Some people are born into webs of lies and hate, and no amount of...
by Shadra Bruce | Money Matters, On Motherhood, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Returning to work after having a baby is tough, whether you’re looking forward to going back or not. New York’s pretty awesome maternity leave law just went into effect this month, making it a little easier to face since you...
by Kira Hazledine | Let's Talk, Parenting
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine It’s been cold this winter. Really cold. So when I went to grab my husband’s soda, the diaper bag, my toddler, my car keys, and my cell phone, I was very surprised when I tripped over some snow and poured half the soda on the outside...
by Shadra Bruce | Education, Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Today, people will be celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – and rightfully so. But’s more than just a free Monday off from work or school. And honestly, I get tired of the people who trot him out once a year as their...
by Kira Hazledine | Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine There’s been a lot of outcry based on a celebrity’s opinion that spanking is just fine. It’s a difficult topic to navigate, because everyone happens to have an opinion on it. Some will insist that they were spanked as children, and...
by Kira Hazledine | Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Raising gender neutral kids is a hot topic right now, and there is still a lot of controversy when it comes to retail. Some parents want to see stores get rid of separate boys’ and girls’ sections altogether, while other parents don’t...
