by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I’m not a grinch, really. But by the time we get here – Christmas eve-eve – I am normally about ready to skip the holiday altogether. The holidays are peculiar things for me. On one hand, I’m terribly excited...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce There’s been a lot of talk in the mommysphere lately about whether or not we’re going overboard at Christmas with the gifts we buy our kids. Yep. We do. So what?! Ok, so I don’t endorse going completely in debt,...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Creating Balance, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra When your birthday falls close to a major holiday often times your birthday theme seems pre-selected for life, and there is no guarantee that you’ll ever have more than family around to celebrate with you. From what I’ve...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I loved my mom, and these almost six years without her have only served to make me realize how integral she was to my life. But, as a teen and young adult, we were as capable of butting heads as we were of being close friends. For so...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Being hip and trendy, wearing the latest fashions and always being in style can feel great – if you’re a fashion model with a stick-thin body wearing a size 2. For the rest of us, fashion is an attainable goal, but is best achieved by...
by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce With five kids, three cross-country moves, and 10 different addresses, we’ve experienced the best and the worst of the public school system. We have come close to homeschooling on a number of occasions, but let’s get real ...