by Shadra Bruce | Stepparenting
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Opening Christmas presents might be what the kids look forward to the most, but it’s decorating the tree together that builds memories that last. If you celebrate Christmas, it’s likely your kids are already bouncing off the walls with...
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 ...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Thanksgiving is over, and with it, all the good happy feelings of gratitude that the day engenders. That one day a year, everyone gets along a little better. We all spend time talking about the things that make us grateful…and then,...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce With the weather getting colder and snow heading our way soon, our travel will soon be much more limited than it is in the warmer months. Not ready to hibernate just yet, we try to plan travel closer to home, but as the October birthdays...