by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Guest Contributor Janell Bischoff May is for Moms, and we’re sharing some special Mom stories this month. If you have a Mom story you would like to share, please let us know! Since I was fourteen years old I knew I would have trouble getting pregnant. In one of...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey I’m the member of several online mom communities, and every now and then I see discussions over whether or not sneaking veggies into children’s meals is deceitful. Me, I’m a huge fan of sneaking veggies into meals and don’t see it as...
by Lisa Van De Graaff | Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Lisa Van De Graaff I’ve lost my sensuality. Let me be clear: I do not mean sexuality, at least not in the lusty, lewd way. I mean pleasure of the senses. I mean fully experiencing the sweetness of a spring strawberry, the intoxicating scent of...
by Shadra Bruce | Stepparenting
I often write about being a stepmom from the point of view I have now. Right now, I have three step kids, ages 20, 20, and 24. Right now, I am the only mom in their life and we consider ourselves an integral and closely connected family. Right now, I don’t even...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
by Shadra Bruce I don’t pretend to ever be able to solve all the world’s problems, although I often think that if normal people with common sense were in charge of the country instead of Republicans and Democrats worried about re-election that things would...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Guilty pleasures. I guess we all have a guilty pleasure or two. A guilty pleasure can be anything from taking the time to get a manicure or pedicure, to curling up with a good book in the afternoon and ignoring the mountain of laundry, to that little pint of ice cream...
by Shadra Bruce | BoobiePower, Let's Talk
Today, we wish everyone a wonderful day filled with love and family. However, rather than our usual JibJab holiday video, we’re dedicating our blog space to organizations we’re proud to be supporting, Army of Women and Until Every Woman Knows. Chances are,...
by Shadra Bruce | Family, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Danica Sorber I was born and raised in Sacramento, California. Not only is Sacramento the state capital of California; it is also home to millions of people, all spread out over several miles of river soggy land. I lived in apartment complexes that...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
by Shadra Bruce I don’t know about you, but somewhere along the way between being a wife, a mom, a writer, a business owner, and a caretaker, I’ve forgotten the pleasure of indulging myself. I skip buying new clothes because the money is better spent...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance, Let's Talk
by Shadra Bruce I grew up for the most part in Boise, Idaho. Not the biggest city in the world, but big enough that there was always plenty to do, and plenty of people I knew. Most importantly, it was where my mom and my sister lived, which meant I had a built in...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety, Let's Talk
by Shadra Bruce Our two older boys have not given us the typical teen experiences most parents face. Derek didn’t drive, date, or have many interests beyond math, video games, and basketball. Kyle has Down syndrome. Kira, however, more than made up for her...
by Shadra Bruce | Kid Safety, Let's Talk
Safety is something that we often talk about with our children. We tell them not to talk to strangers and look both ways before crossing the street. I have always tried to be a good example for my children and show them that I do the things myself, that I ask of them....
by Jennifer Poole | BoobiePower
Getting Real with Jennifer Poole It is the time of year where every weekend it seems there is a walk/run event to create awareness and raise money for a cause, everything from breast cancer to birth defects to autism to cystic fibrosis. When trying to decide if you...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Spring has finally sprung. I wake to the sound of birds chirping in the trees. The snow has all melted. Flowers are beginning to bloom. This past weekend it finally warmed up enough to go outside without a jacket on. It feels good to...
by Shadra Bruce | Frugal Living, Let's Talk, Travel
by Shadra Bruce When your budget is shot, your kids are bored, and you just need an escape, it’s time to think outside of the box! Here are some fun ideas for a getaway that won’t break the bank. Spring is here, and lots of people are dreaming of hitting...
