This post is updated for 2021. If you’re not careful it will be Christmas Eve when you realize that you’ve forgotten to take care of this holiday tradition. Your best bet is to plan ahead and figure out exactly where and when you plan to get that coveted photo of…
For most of my life I didn’t like Christmas. It felt forced and stressful and not at all magical. Really, it felt more like the biggest to-do list in the world had been handed to me. Recently, however, that’s started to change. I’ve managed to find my version of Christmas…
Guide updated to the best of our ability in May of 2022. Email us for corrections at [email protected] Here at Northshore Parent we love a good birthday party. Some of us like big, Pinterest-worthy celebrations and others like smaller affairs. Either way, throwing a birthday party is a big undertaking…
I’m not going to lie – just two short years ago I was telling a coworker I didn’t know how she did all her clothes shopping online, and here I am today, regularly getting packages from multiple online shopping sources. It’s fun because it’s different stuff you don’t always have…
Some people making the mistake of thinking that the Northshore is just an extension of the south shore. They’re wrong, though. The Northshore is a distinct area and while it is heavily influenced by New Orleans and its suburbs, we have our own ways of doing things over here. We…
Some may call me a little “crunchy” while I can’t take the full title of a hippie mom I do like to make things when I can instead of buying them. I have one child and many pets in the house. When I cleaned I always worked it around everyone…
Two and a half years ago, after an unexpected turn of events, I found myself laid off from my job. At the time my kids were 18 months and 6 months and we had been fighting to find a balance of me being a working mom with two small kids…
This post is sponsored by Palm Village Mandeville In the late 1950s, socialite Lilly Pulitzer opened a juice stand with oranges from her husband’s citrus groves. Finding that her clothes would end up stained from spilled juice, she designed simple shift dresses in bold prints to hide the stains. The…
Grow, grow, growing! St. Tammany continues to grow with several new businesses opening on both the west and east end of the parish. These places are in addition to all the places I’ve seen expanding as well. Give these places a peek and don’t forget to support local businesses whenever…
As we can all tell the summer heat is here and not going away anytime soon. My boys always want to be outside in the afternoons (why at the hottest part of the day?!) so we are always looking for a cool treat. This past week I came up with…