by Shadra Bruce | Special Needs
Hearing that your child has a serious illness or disease can be difficult to comprehend. Coping with the diagnosis, and the pain and hardship that it can bring may be overwhelming to deal with on your own. However, finding ways to combat the illness can be made easier...
by Shadra Bruce | Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Nora Ephron said that “if pregnancy were a book, they would cut the last two chapters,” but that doesn’t have to be the case. If you have a relative or loved one who’s expecting, you can help make the last stretch of pregnancy more...
by Shadra Bruce | Healthy Eating
[Guest Post] Hunger is a completely natural feeling and never is this more the case than when you’re trying to drop a few pounds. Feeling hungry immediately after eating however, well, that’s a little less so. Contrary to popular belief, feeling hungry isn’t always a...
by Shadra Bruce | Education
Teachers are vital resource in this country despite the fact that they are notoriously underpaid, overworked, and rarely given the recognition that they deserve. However, the majority of teachers claim that they are responding to a calling rather than a high salary....
by Shadra Bruce | Crafts with Kids
It’s nearly the summer holidays, a time for kids and parents to share some quality bonding time and discover new activities together. Six weeks can be a long time, though, and parents can sometimes be short of ideas on how to keep both themselves and their children...
by Shadra Bruce | Pregnancy and Your Newborn
MomsGetReal Guest Contributor Stacey Stanbery When I was pregnant with my daughter, I was surprised at all the changes that took place in my body. The love and joy I felt at her first kicks were stronger than I’d ever imagined. And so was the back pain! By...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Get up. Go to work. Sit in traffic. Drive home. Sit in traffic. Go to sleep. Lather, rinse, repeat. For most, this is a daily routine. While we always manage to find the time to work more, sleep less, and ignore our health, we never seem...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety
In the event that an emergency occurs and you are not with your kids, it is extremely important for them to know how to react. Regardless of how big or small the emergency may be, your kids should know to call for help immediately. Creating a list of emergency phone...
by Shadra Bruce | Home and Hearth
We’re moving. It’s a cross country move. For those who know us well, these words are not surprising. The only surprise may be in how long it took us to do it, but we did the 35 day road trip last year, which staved off a little of the wanderlust. But not...
by admin | Sponsored Content
Update, 2017: It’s been four years since I first wrote this review and used these GalleryPouch bags. I still have them – and since the writing of this, I’ve used them for two cross-country moves and protective storage (computer monitor, framed art)...
by Chris Wilcox | Chris Crossing
View from the Dragonfly’s Back MomsGetReal Soulfeeder Chris Wilcox Yesterday, I read a random post on Facebook from someone I’m connected to via a women’s group. We’ve never laughed together, clinked wine glasses in a toast or to my knowledge...
by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our daughter, Kira, just graduated from college. We’re very proud of her accomplishments. She won awards, has a plan for the future, and has already moved to the big city to seek adventure. I’m a little jealous, to be...
by Chris Wilcox | Chris Crossing
View from the Dragonfly’s Back MomsGetReal Soulfeeder Chris Wilcox I’m destroying a kitchen floor right now. Well, not RIGHT now, but as I write this, my sister and I, with pry bars, hammers and brute force have removed about 80% of the kitchen floor in...
