Moms, are you at risk for high blood pressure? What are the signs of high blood pressure? (It's a trick question, check the post for life saving answers.) A sincere “thank you” to the American Heart Association for the opportunity to work with them on spreading awareness of high blood View Post
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Give a Sweet Care Package to Families in the Hospital
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BlissfulMoments #CollectiveBias The power of a thoughtful care package I have a missed call? How did this just happen? I have had my phone on me since Susan sent her last text. Susan is my View Post
5 Important Things Every New Medical Mom Should Do
New Medical Moms, Listen Up! I am the mother of four boys ages 8 and younger. One of our little ones is medically complex and was diagnosed a few days after his text-book-delivery via scheduled c-section. He spent the first two months fighting for his life in the PICU, in a medically induced coma View Post
How to Effectively Balance Kids’ Screen Time
This post was written in collaboration with Explore, Discover and Grow and the Mom it Forward Influencer Network. I received compensation in return for my honest review of the Explore, Discover and Grow series. Every opinion stated in this post is 100% mine. Our Kids' Screen Time Consumption The View Post
How to Keep Long Distance Friendships Fun and Alive
This post is sponsored by Kodak Moments and SheKnows Media. Keeping long distance friendships fun and alive: “I miss my friends and Uncle Scott” were his muffled words as he cried big tears into the Star Wars pillow. His back shook with every sob and he refused to look at me. My heart shattered View Post
How to Protect Your Finances During a Divorce
Protect your finances during a divorce: (Disclaimer: I am happily married to the father of our four beautiful boys. The situation I describe below is from a divorce I went through years before I met my husband.) My divorce was filed in Florida in 2004. None of the information in this post is View Post
One Company’s Heroic Mission to Globally Battle Germs
Thank you Johnson & Johnson for sponsoring this post. Our personal battle on germs It’s been ten years for our family. Ten years since we started on our journey as a “medical family.” A few months after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and the real estate market imploded, our second son View Post
How to Make Online Support Groups Your Village
This is a sponsored post in collaboration with the American Heart Association; all opinions are entirely my own. Before Online Support Groups: I am driving down the street, as our song comes on the radio. It’s Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up.” “I won't give up on us God knows I'm tough, he View Post
Caring for Women: an Eye-Opening Journey Through Time
Thank you Johnson & Johnson for sponsoring this post. Caring for Women Like Susan: The notifications on my phone are flashing urgently. It isn’t the normal notification of a sale at Zulily or a message alerting me of an impending rain storm. These are the kind of notifications that require my View Post
This is Why I Refuse to Hide My Battle Wounds
Find Out Why I refuse to hide my scars! I was still in an anesthesia-induced haze when I took pictures of the latest addition to my collection of surgical scars. The skin on my neck was raw, red and sensitive, much like my emotions. Going through a three-hour surgery, under general anesthesia View Post
How to Teach Kids Conflict Resolution Skills, the Easy Way
How to Teach Kids Conflict Resolution Skills, the Easy Way! Ahhhhhh, it’s Friday afternoon. The ONE day of the week where we don’t have ANY plans, activities, homework and I even have the evening off from cooking dinner. It’s THAT heavenly of a time for our family. The kids are nowhere to be View Post
Happiness is Being a Medical Mom! Really – It IS!
It was a pretty normal Tuesday morning. I was on my way to work, dressed in my standard navy business suit with a few snot stains around my knees and some crusty baby food over my left shoulder. The two oldest kids were in school, while our youngest was at home with our nanny. (At the time, we only View Post
How to Make an Upcycled Piggy Bank That Saves More Than Money
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. “Mom… My book report is due in a week, did you forget?” (I am not sure when HIS book report became MY problem, but…!) “No, honey, I have not forgotten about your book report. What do you have View Post
Are You Tired of Sibling Rivalry? Our Pediatrician Has The Best Solution!
When your kids fight over the fact that they have nothing to fight over, it's time for some good sibling rivalry solutions! Our pediatrican recommended this! “MOM? MOM! MOOOMMMM? MOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!! He’s doing IT again! Can you come tell him to stop it?” I told the kids to get in the van so we View Post