by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce It’s election season, and that means no TV in our house, because it just gets my blood pressure up. We are politically active, and always vote, but choose to read transcripts of debates rather than watch them, and choose to read...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I have a genetic disease, and I’m writing about it in an effort to make people more aware of it. Osler Weber Rendu Syndrome, also called Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), is a disease of the blood vessels. It is passed...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce 1.Keep the holidays from being stressful by remembering that your kids care more about getting your time than getting your presents. 2.Don’t kick your kids out of the kitchen during the holidays; let them be part of the magic (no matter...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I am participating in National Health Blog Post Month. We write about health a lot on MomsGetReal, even though it’s not a health or medical site. Why? Because moms have the power to set the example for their kids, and because moms...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Finding activities that relate to a child’s surroundings are a great way to give them unique experiences and allow them to learn something new. Fall is a really unique season and provides lots of different activity options for you to do with your children. Some...
by Shadra Bruce | Frugal Living, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Shopping earlier in the year may be the best way to celebrate the New Year without Christmas debt. According to the Wall Street Journal about 13 percent of Americans start their Christmas shopping in July. A 2012 online Harris...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce How old were your kids when they first started asking for a cell phone? Mine hadn’t even hit double digits. If you’re wrestling with the decision – and worried about how to keep them safe – here is something to...
by Shadra Bruce | Book Reviews
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Hugh Laurie has been gracing the small screen with his odd humor since the early 80s, writing many of the skits he appeared in, so it should come as no surprise that his book, “The Gun Seller” would tease out that same humor....
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Not everything you choose do to benefit your health requires you to get sweaty, breathe heavy, or worry about whether or not you are hitting your target heart rate. One of the best things women can do for their health – something that...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Is there an ideal car for a teenager? Dave and I started having this argument around the time our oldest indicated the slightest interest in being behind the wheel. The thought of teen drivers (mine or yours) on the road gives me more...
by Shadra Bruce | Making Memories, Parenting
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce We have two generations of kids in our home. Our oldest three are in their 20s, and while last year we were lucky enough to have everyone home for Christmas, that’s not always a possibility. This year, Derek will be at tech school...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce We learned the hard way that the worst thing to do is allow our kids to be over-involved in extra-curricular activities. We place a strong emphasis on academics and stand firm even when needled, bribed, or begged. Homework comes first....
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Women who are experiencing symptoms of menopause or perimenopause and have decreased estrogen production face increases in their risk of developing major diseases like osteoporosis, heart disease, and cancer. Smoking exacerbates the risk...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Parenting
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce As moms, part of the fun of Halloween is helping your children enjoy it. This means finding costumes, taking them trick-or-treating for candy, and bringing the best Halloween-themed foods to the school party! Here are some great ideas...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our biggest fear at having a ten-year age difference between our first set of kids (the ones Dave started making without me) and our second set of kids was that we didn’t want the younger ones to catch the disease of teen cynicism too...
