10 Essentials for Breastfeeding Success It’s World Breastfeeding Week and it’s the first one in more than 5 years that I haven’t been either pregnant or nursing someone through. I’m feeling that pang, missing the incredible bond of nursing my babies. Though I wouldn’t go back to those sleepless nights for anything, there was something …
How to Connect to Your Anxious Child
Easton, my smart, sensitive first-born, is going through a rough patch this month. Although he isn’t talking about it much, all signs point to anxiety about starting kindergarten, or at least to the transition away from his familiar routines. He’s been going to the same daycare center since he was 6 months old. He has …
Grownup S’mores Marshmallow Shooters
When the sun goes down and a hot summer day cools off into a beautiful summer night, it’s the perfect time to pull out the firepit and build a bonfire. No bonfire is complete with that childhood delight, s’mores. Graham crackers. Toasted marshmallows. The classic Hershey’s chocolate bars. It’s summer treat perfection. Because what’s better …
DIY Natural Yoga Mat Cleaner
When summer comes, I take my yoga practice and my workouts outside – not just running but my favorite HIIT classes with FIT4MOM DuPage County. I’m not a nature lover by any stretch but I’ve come to love a good sweat sesh outside at sunrise or sunset. The breeze, the sky, the time just for …







