Natalie
Natalie is a Lee’s Summit freelance writer and mom to a sweet girl, Adelyn, and a spicy boy, Gage. She’s married to David, a dermatologist. This means she's that mom at the park in the wide-brimmed hat with nine bottles of sunscreen in her oversized purse.
Natalie’s first job out of journalism school was as a health and cuisine reporter for a small-town newspaper. Today, her continued love for food, fitness, and family adventures are manifested on her lifestyle blog, Lovely Inside Out. Making healthy food from scratch is her jam, and you’ll often find her trashing her kitchen while making cashew butter, protein balls or plantain tortillas.
Fun, Healthy Ideas for Back-to-School Lunches
With my kids going into fourth and first grade this year, this isn’t my first time around the school cafeteria. I’ve seen my daughter...
Dermatologist-Recommended Safe Sunscreens for the Whole Family
As moms, we always want the best for our kids, and when it comes to choosing sun protection it’s no different. So how do...
When Mama’s Hangry: Easy, Healthy Eats To-Go
As moms, we’re ready for any hunger situation, with diaper bags and oversized totes crammed with squeeze apple sauces, gold fish crackers and sippy...
Don’t Be Careful: Raising Risk Takers
As a girl, doing a backflip on the trampoline was easy for me. I could see where I was going and how I would...
Celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week at Summit Fair
On Valentine’s Day, we express kindness and affection to those we love. But a box of chocolates here, a bouquet of flowers there …...
A Mom’s Guide to Kansas City Restaurant Week
This January, I already have 200 reasons to ditch the diet. Or at least hit ‘pause’ as the 10thannual Kansas City Restaurant Week returns...
Playing Pretend with Santa
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who believed in Santa. She grew up and married a boy who believed in the...
Fall Craft Beer Tour – Lee’s Summit Style
When we moved to Lee’s Summit in 2011, this place was a craft beer desert. Of course, my husband and I loved venturing into...
Momsomnia: When a Nap Won’t Solve the Problem
Last year, insomnia turned me into someone I didn’t know. I became a mom who woke up in the morning with barely enough time...
