Health and Fitness

Spring is here and summer will be upon us soon. Both are my favorite seasons, as I love to be outside taking in the fresh air and sunshine. For the past several years though, being outside has meant something...

A few weeks ago the Iowa City Press Citizen featured a piece on local, healthy restaurant options. The author promised places where you could eat and still maintain your New Year's resolutions. I read about the first three great places and...

This evening has settled into a quiet one. My two year old daughter is sleeping, my boyfriend is working away in our home office, and I’m planted right in front of the bathroom mirror studying the image that has...

I remember the first time I yelled at my daughter.  It was a cold winter’s evening and I was trying to put her to sleep. She was 18 months old. I could hear the dogs in the apartment above...

The other morning I was halfway watching the end of Good Morning America while stacking cups with my daughter, Ella. One of the segments caught my attention as I heard something about how mothers can impact their daughters. As I...

Now that the little ones are back in school and we've all (mostly) come down from our holiday sugar-induced highs, it's time to get back in our routine. After eating festive meals for the company party, serving special appetizers...

It usually hits me at about 4 o'clock. It doesn’t matter if it’s been a good day or a bad day. In the late afternoon my anxiety begins to rise. I start feeling overwhelmed, jittery, and scared for no reason....

Are you the go-to person when one of your people is sick or in crisis? Me too! I'm the woman for the job if you need a meal train mobilized, girl friend troops rallied, or just a voice of...

I love summer and everything about it. I love being able to go swimming at the pool any day we want to. I love having the option to wear my jammies all day long if I want. I love...

During the school year, 22 million children receive free or reduced-priced meals through the National School Lunch Program. When school is out for summer, only 2.7 million children receive free or reduced-price meals. This gap of 1 in 8...