Last week (March 2nd-March 9th) was National Sleep Awareness Week (not that we, as parents, need to be any more aware of the sleep that we are or are not getting). In honor of Sleep Awareness Week, I asked a good friend of mine, Qeyiana, who recently gave birth to her second child, if she would test ...
The Truth About Self-Care
It’s been quite some time since I posted. Valerie and I optimistically took on this self-care challenge at the beginning of this year, hoping to lead by example and help parents (especially moms) everywhere learn how to prioritize their own health and well-being. I was so excited. I’ve been burning ...
You Can’t Afford NOT To Go
Okay, folks. We're almost one month into this self-care thing. How's it going? Yeah. I thought so. Me too. It's HARD to take care of yourself. It's hard to prioritize your own care in a world that is constantly pulling on you in every direction. How can you afford to take the time to take care of ...
Learning to Walk with Ikiki
My daughter recently learned to walk, much to my excitement (and consternation). As a first time mom, I kind of thought that she would take one step, then another, and then be off and running. At least, that's what everyone kept telling me. Turns out walking is much more of a process than I had ...
Five Tips to Help You Get Ready For The New Year
At this point, I don't know anyone who's not ready to say goodbye to 2016. This has been a trying year, and everyone I know has been looking ahead to the future with eager anticipation. I love love love New Year's---as you already know, I'm super type A, I love making lists, and I almost always ...
The First Night Away
My daughter is fifteen months old, and until this weekend I had never spent the night away from her. My husband and I worked out all kind of things and spent money on extra plane tickets so that I could have her close and keep nursing her. Finally, though, I felt like I was ready, and we planned ...