by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Toddlers
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Many families these days who have to rely on two incomes in order to survive do not have a choice whether their child attends daycare or preschool or not, because it is a matter of financial survival. Going to preschool can actually be...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce No matter where your starting point might be, everyone seems to have the goal of fast weight loss. We live in an immediate gratification, want-it-now society, so it’s easy to start believing the hype and then being disappointed...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce If you are pregnant and not yet preparing your child for school, you may be too late. You may not be able to detect the sarcasm, but the fact is, more and more “experts” and parenting gurus are suggesting that if your fetus...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Before we moved to New York in 2008, my husband spent months sorting through (and mourning over the loss of) his collection of 1,800 vinyl albums. He decided to part ways with the majority of his records after years of collecting. Part...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
It begins with a desire. You must have the desire to achieve your goals and be willing to articulate them, if not to the world then at least to yourself. Positive thinking drives you forward. Positive thinking is the first step to achieving your goals. You must...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Every year, I tell my husband, “Let’s just keep Thanksgiving simple.” It should be a time to enjoy the company of friends and family and eat great food. I almost wish we could just have toast and popcorn like Snoopy and...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce People are drawn to get-rich-quick schemes because they’re looking for a shortcut. There are no get-rich-quick schemes that work: getting rich happens from hard work, luck, and more hard work. It shouldn’t be surprising,...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Did you know that there are comfort foods that are also good for you – foods that you can turn to in time of need without feeling guilty for bottoming out a bag of potato chips? When I need a feel good comfort food, these are the...
by Shadra Bruce | Healthy Eating, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce It seems as if the older I get, the more I focus on health. There doesn’t seem to be anything I can do about my apparent need for bifocals (which I refuse to get) or the gray in my hair (which I occasionally cover with dye when I...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce This morning, I was finalizing an article for MomsGetReal about mSpy Spyware before the kids left for school. Parker was sitting next to me on the couch (I work in the living room when they are home in the mornings because they like me...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Work at Home
Getting Real With Sara Haley It’s always entertaining when I meet someone new and they ask what I do. As a freelance writer and desktop publisher, I have the ability to work from home. I am a single mother to an active, energetic four year old. And according to...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce A new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association has revealed that adult stem cells taken from the bone marrow of anonymous adult donors is just as effective for patients being treated for heart failure. The study...
by Shadra Bruce | Family, Let's Talk
All Aboard! The Polar Express comes to life this holiday season as the Saratoga & North Creek Railway rolls out of the station bound for the “North Pole!” Come early and climb aboard with your family to cozy-up and enjoy our festively-decorated vintage...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Change is difficult, especially when it comes to making changes to eating and exercising habits. You can’t just change your eating habits over night. It has to be a LIFESTYLE change. When you’re making lifestyle changes, the...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce While I no longer have to stuff an extra diaper, wet wipes, and a binky in my purse just in case, I haven’t found that it has become any lighter – or any smaller. I often joke that my purse is so heavy that it will eventually...
