Parenthood

trigger warning: ectopic pregnancy "Unfortunately, this is not good news"   The doctor's formality could not hide the discouragement on his face. The heartbeat before I had been full of butterflies and anticipation. I blinked my eyes and it was all...

Moving to the beach was always a dream and 9 years ago we made it a reality!  We only had two young kids at the time and we dropped everything to make a change…a change we hoped would be...

 “I’m a big believer in that if you focus on good skin care you won’t really need a lot of makeup.”   demi Moore I like to think I have a good skin care routine, like Demi Moore, and have taken...

Whether you march, hop, or stroll into this month, there are some really great options for family-friendly Destin 30A March events to choose from! We've sorted through them all and picked what we think are the most interesting and...

This time every year, the stores are filled with the latest Valentines. About 5 years ago, I decided to start the tradition of making all of our Valentines instead of buying them. Especially having boys, this holiday is usually...

February is such an underrated time of the year. It's the shortest month of 2024 (yes even with the extra day for Leap Year) but also is jam-packed with a wide variety of special days and celebrations. There's so...

Over the years I've had many truly great friendships.  I have had a squad for every phase of my life.  Without them, I would have struggled through those different phases of life.  They helped guide me through some of life's...

I don’t know about you, but I think it’s time we re-evaluate how we celebrate things. Don’t get me wrong. I love to celebrate! But things are getting out of control, y’all. The way I see it, there are two...

Sweat grosses me out and I love my comfort zone (it's my favorite place to be). These days, however, I wake up excited to hit the gym and I'm really proud of myself for all the hard work I've done.

  We met through mutual friends in college. He was a charmer and a flatterer and said everything that my insecure ears wanted to hear. The manipulations and lies started early in the relationship. The name-calling and insults slowly worked...

I want to tell you the tale of my life with a minivan...  Living near the beach with kids it goes without saying that my car is full of summer gear, soccer balls, toys, beach chairs, sand; LOTS of...

There are so many holiday traditions we do as a family or have tried to do as a family. Some traditions stick and some of them totally flop, but for over a decade there is one Christmas tradition that...

Did you know that 7-year-old boys are wild, crazy animals? Because I certainly didn’t.  I grew up in a house of all girls. My cousins are all girls, my nieces are all girls. Well okay, that’s a lie there...

"The cool thing about reading is that when you read a short story or you read something that takes your mind and expands where your thoughts can go, that's powerful." -Taylor Swift. I didn't grow up a lover of books. In...