For Mom

  When I had my second child in July, I was excited to get home and start our life as a family of four. Instead we began a costly, stressful medical journey. For the first week she was kept under a...

We're excited to present our newest editorial series, Mom About Town. In this series, we will highlight mothers in Flagstaff that are doing amazing things! From business owners to volunteers and community ambassadors we hope these interviews are encouraging...

I love a new year, a fresh start, a clean calendar, and to be honest, a do-over. I can't even remember what my New Year's resolution might have been a year ago. But I know I want something different...

One thing that I actually like about being an adult versus being a kid is getting to make my own decisions like where I go, what I do, where I work, where I hang out... you get the picture....

"I believe this view of motherhood is getting lost and leaving us all feeling so secluded in the "real life" motherhood. We get the idea that every other mom is so much more glamorous in this stage of life...

Whether you shudder or smile at the word "slime," there's no denying it's become a rite of passage for children and moms alike. I've been stuck in my own slime-making H-E-L-L-O (just remembered we're not allowed to swear, and...

Many classics are racist, should we read them anyway?  Reading to children is arguably one of the best ways to set them up for success but many classic children's books are racist. Should we continue to share our childhood favorites? Little...

  Twenty years and three different businesses with very different product lines and sales strategies have taught me more than I'd care to admit about network marketing. It can be very lucrative. It requires time, courage, and persistence. And most...

We all know the expression, "A mother worries."  Motherhood introduces a whole new sense of responsibility and what-ifs when considering all that could happen to our precious children. I consider myself a worrier.  So when I found out last summer...

Six shows that I think that you should be watching that happen to star amazing leading women because you probably don't have enough of those in your life.   Outlander Outlander is an ongoing series based on the very popular book series...

As we all are trying to spend as much time outside as we can, and holding onto the last days of outdoor weather, what has become a notable is the lack of following leash laws in public areas. As a...

I'm not so great at writing introductions about myself, although I'm great at answering questions. So I'm going to lead into my Q&A with a song lyric that captures my mission in life... "Love the life you live. Live the...

 I did it. I decided to stop using Facebook for in-town friendships.  If you're reading this blog, you're probably a lot like me. We meet people and one of you says, "Oh, are you on Facebook? Let's be friends."  No. More....