Real Life

We've all heard it: "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." It's also the meal most of us skip the most, and I'm no different. I’ve always struggled with eating breakfast. I don’t like milk, I don’t like...

Have you ever wondered if there was another way to take hold of your fertility besides with medication? Good news! There is a holistic way to take care of you and your fertility, and it’s all natural! My Why I have...

My most important job is being a mother to my two beautiful boys.  However,  I'm also a pediatric physical therapist, which means (as my mom puts it) I get paid to play with kids all day. The setting where...

I’m a mom who frequently travels for work. I always have my carry-on ready to go, travel toiletries stocked, and a good book from my to-be-read list. I often take a moment to appreciate how nice it is to...

When my daughter was 3 years old and had spent about two months at Montessori School of Iowa City, she said to me, “Mom, I think school is the wonderfulest place ever!” I happen to think Montessori School of Iowa...

Do you know what disability “looks like?” I once thought I did, too. I mean, if you see someone using a wheelchair or walker or wearing leg braces, they may have a disability. If you see someone using sign...

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Until recently I’ve been telling people that I lost a son. I don’t say it much, mind you, because it is not something that easily comes up in conversation. However, when the...

Most kids get along with their age peers and are a bit above average.  Those kids do well in school and tend to make friends with other kids their age.  Then there are the kids who are more intense,...

I am all about traditions. Maybe this stems from my Catholic upbringing, but I love all kinds of traditions with my family. Bagels while watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, muffins on Christmas morning, eating pigs in a blanket...

Between the glue sticks and the composition notebooks, we find our fellow moms. We will meet up again in the aisle alongside the colored folders. Together, we help decipher our supply lists and figure out which ones are the...