by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Today was supposed to be the first day of our road trip, but I’m writing this from my favorite hotel in the U.S. – the Embassy Suites – Downtown in Cleveland, about 4.5 hours from home. [Editorial update: much to my...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Every discount hotel reservation website out there will try to convince you that they have the best deal in town – and they often do. But don’t get sucked in to believing you should always go to one site – or one hotel chain for the best...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce With three cross-country moves and a shorter move from Reno to Boise somewhere in the mix, our family is used to, if not good, at travel. This summer, we’re taking a 33-day road trip (34 if you count the last day, where we’ll be driving...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
It is my pleasure to share an excerpt from Judah Freed’s Book, GLOBAL SENSE. Judah is has been an adult education and college teacher, a motivational speaker (four continents so far), a marketing consultant, a book publishing coach, a life coach, a men’s...
by Shadra Bruce | Work at Home
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Being a stay-at-home mom can sometimes feel like a full time job in itself. Aside from feeding, cleaning and entertaining the little ones, there are meals to cook, shopping to do and a home that won’t clean itself. However, in the rare...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Weddings
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce There is not a bride out there who doesn’t think some part of her body is less than perfect. Even if others look at her and think she is the most beautiful person, the bride herself will see only her perceived flaws. Just getting ready...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra I’m pretty sure every mother can relate to the idea that privacy is a luxury. It never fails. I can be totally available the entire day to my children, but the moment I head to the bathroom for any reason that is the moment...
by Shadra Bruce | Sponsored Content
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our son Parker is 12. Since before he was born, he has been musically inclined, which we attribute to the number of concerts we attended (everything from Sammy Hagar to Neil Diamond) while pregnant with him. He LOVES music. By the time...
by Shadra Bruce | Sponsored Content
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce We are traveling for 33 days this summer with three kids in a minivan. While we’re not insane, we are certainly taking every precaution to ensure we don’t go insane along the way. After completing three long-distance (2,000+ miles)...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce In 2001, after being married for less than two years and having added a child number four to our growing family, Dave and I decided to move from Boise, Idaho (where each of us had spent a good chunk of our lives) to his hometown of Bath,...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Mary Swan-Bell Lily, my five-year-old whirlwind, loves to hone her fashion designing skills. Unfortunately, sometimes her materials of choice leave something to be desired. Let me be more specific: Two of her favorite textiles are tissues and plastic...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra My kind of busy doesn’t always look like your kind of busy. Sometimes busy is reading a book or watching a movie with my kids. Sometimes busy is writing content for blogs or plotting a story arc. Busy is whatever I am doing. I...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Parenting
1. Tell your kids you love them every day. 2. Keep your kids ready for school by encouraging them to read regularly during the summer. 3. If they’re old enough to ask, they’re old enough to know. 4. When it comes to the tough stuff, inform your kids before...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Creating Balance, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Amy Larson It seems that in the Spring, my wanderlust is at an all-time high. One year in particular stands out. I was knee deep in diapers, bottles and Big Bird reruns. I had three kids under the age of six, my marriage was complicated, and I lived...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety, Let's Talk
I am SOOO excited to introduce you to the newest member of our Mama Posse, Mary Swan-Bell. This is her first of what I hope will be MANY contributions to MomsGetReal. Welcome, Mary!! _______________ Banged Up Heads and Good Parenting by Mary Swan-Bell I kind of...
