Storm season is just around the corner, and yet less than half of Americans are prepared for an emergency. While painful and devastating, houses can be rebuilt and many belongings are able to be replaced. However, family photographs and documents often cannot be recovered and are ...read more

I used to love shopping for school supplies. As a kid, there was something so special about going to store after store and picking out a new backpack, clean notebooks, and pristine art supplies.  Of course, nowadays, as a mom, I'm always on the hunt for a hack to make my shopping ...read more

Back-to-school season--we're all about to be very busy once again. Over-scheduled, over worked, and over committed. But I'm not complaining--I like having full plates. Soccer Saturday, dance classes, martial arts, and more. I'm excited to get the kiddos back on routines and fill ...read more

Last week, my husband was moving our lawn when he bumped into the toy barbecue we keep outside for the kids. Suddenly, he was surrounded by flying, buzzing bugs. He thought they were tiny gnats until one by one they started to sting. Nope, those weren't harmless flies, they were ...read more

Every day I get 200+ pitches in my inbox. At this point, it's easy to delete the things coming from big-box retailers. I want small stories and I want to help the little guy. J.Crew, Target, Amazon -- they know how to contact my marketing team when they need me. I want to focus ...read more

For health and wellness reasons, I've been drinking more mocktails and less wine. I'm always on the hunt for drinks that aren't too sweet and those that aren't loaded with sugar. Reed's sent me some product and recipes to try that are adult mocktails with loads of flavor and ...read more

Who should see the movie Where'd You Go Bernadette? I wish I could tell you it's going to be a blockbuster and it's perfect for all ages, but I can't. This is a women's movie and it's a girls' movie. It should be a blockbuster because this movie will speak to so many women. Part ...read more

My freshman-year dorm room was classified as a "split double." In other words, it was a tiny room with a wall that divided it in half 3/4 of the way. My roommate and I each put a shower curtain up to separate the small portion of the room that was open. Suffice to say, we had ...read more

As temperatures rise, it can be harder to fall and stay asleep. It's not like in the fall when you have that perfect cross breeze keeping you cool and comfy under the covers. Sweltering heat and humidity and artificial AC air certainly don't help. But there are ways you can ...read more

k As women, we are pretty familiar with how to handle skincare 911’s, blunders with our hair, shaving mishaps, and how to correct makeup mistakes. But, when it comes to brows, this particular part of our face can be a bit more mysterious. Many of us grew up simply waxing, ...read more

I know I'm not breaking the news on this trend for moms, but graphic tees are still going strong and I still love them. My favorite graphic tees for moms include messages that inspire or make us laugh.  Nowadays, tee shirts can go to the office and right out to dinner. the trick ...read more

I have mixed feelings about being just three weeks away from the start of school. On one hand, I'm eager to get back to a regular routine; to have more hours in the day to get things done, work, and spend some time focusing on myself. On the other hand, I'm really going to miss ...read more

There are so many things to love about family travel; one of them is getting a break from the routine of preparing meals at home (and cleaning up dishes!). I love tasting new things and travel always inspires our family to explore foods. On our recent trip we found some fun ...read more

With a four month old up feeding throughout the night, an early-to-rise toddler to chase after, and a seven year old who needs to be chauffeured to and from camp and sports and activities and play dates, suffice to say: Mama is tired.  It's all good, I love the go-go-go pace of ...read more

We often talk to our young children about protecting themselves. We encourage them to be self aware and recognize and report bullying or bad behavior. Sometimes, we forget that big kids--even college incoming college freshman--need this pep talk, too. But the truth is: as ...read more