A lot of parents have anxiety before Christmas and birthdays about where they are going to put all the new things. Science has even shown that more things in a house directly correlates to more stress for the woman of the house. There are ways to negotiate the giant pile…
This post is brought to you by attorney Christe Tournet. Life is full of surprises. Sometimes things go your way and sometimes they don’t. Some things, however, are pretty much guaranteed to be a problem. As a mom of four I went ahead and outlined five of my least-favorite, never-to-be-trusted…
February is here. Now that it’s arrived I finding myself cringing, waiting for the parade of pictures to fill my news feed: Dad/Daughter Dances are upon us. And I’m sorry, but the whole this is just weird. February, a time for love and romance has now been injected with a…
Looking for a great Christmas gift that won’t break that bank AND will be cherished by the person who receives it? Look no further than a Louisiana-themed Christmas book. It will be taken out each year and enjoyed for years–and maybe even generations. Sounds great, right? Well here’s the ultimate…
This post is brought to you by Iennusa Orthodontics. As a new parent you know that you have to take your child to the pediatrician several times their first year of life, to the eye doctor before their first birthday, and to the dentist on their first birthday. But you may not…
It’s not too late to do spring cleaning! For whatever reason, in my mind at least, January is the time to do that, but now is a great time since there are a ton of consignment sales coming our way. And if you miss those, I have a list of consignment…
All my life I’ve been around sports: I played little league baseball for seven years, soccer for a couple and tennis for Slidell High School. At the University of Southern Mississippi – after receiving the message loud and clear that a career in some type of science was not in…
We made it. Summer is over and the kids are headed back to school. A celebration for many mothers that have lost track of fun ways to liven up the summer days. No more ‘I’m bored’ or ‘what are we going to do today?’. Now the stores fill with moms,…
School is almost out and you are suddenly faced with a long road ahead of you with kids at home and you are left wondering how to entertain them. One of the best ways for children to spend the summer is for them to engage in the fantasy world of+…
So. . . does this describe your mornings? You wake up late (forgot to set your alarm), kids are asking where their uniforms/shoes are, lunches aren’t packed and there goes the bus. After dropping the kids at school you drive through somewhere because you are hungry. You are running late…