The most common thing people ask when they hear that our family – 3-year-old daughter included – eats a plant-based diet is, “But where does she get her protein?” I often bite my tongue and instead of saying:
“The same...
I live in front of an elementary school. The quiet of summer has passed and families are lining our streets to drop off and pick up their kids. Those first days, I will look out my window and watch...
I recently ended a serious relationship in my life after over nine years together: my relationship with my anti-anxiety medication, Zoloft.
I didn't break it off suddenly, but after a lot of consideration and talks with my doctor I decided...
Self-care in motherhood seems to be all the buzz these days. Of course as moms we tend to run ourselves ragged putting our family’s needs in front of our own. More often than not we’re the first ones out...
Lately, I'm convinced my three-year-old is conducting an experiment to see how little a preschooler can eat and actually survive.
We recently had a four-day weekend, and by day four I couldn't even remember the last full meal she had...
During my seventh month of pregnancy, our family suffered a loss of a different kind.
Before our world was rocked, I was at home in my bedroom on the first Friday in May, thinking about which outfit I...
I can do a pull up. A full, real deal, no-cheats pull up. It took me 32 years, one Amazon Prime pull up bar order, and a final decision to train for American Ninja Warrior (ANW). But I finally...
Most people don’t laugh when I tell them that my marriage only works because my husband is hardly ever home. But I don’t say it to be funny. I say it because it’s true. My husband is gone more...
Whether it’s planned or completely unexpected, when your baby is in the NICU, life just gets overwhelming. My son was rushed to Children’s Mercy by ambulance early in the morning on his third day of life. I was completely...
We were home for just six hours before I was worried something wasn't right with him. Every time I would change his diaper, it would be dry. I honestly couldn’t even remember the last time he had peed. Was...
When I was in early high school, somewhere around 13 years ago, there was a saying going around. A saying, it seemed, everybody thought was over-the-moon hilarious, but I never really got it. The saying was, “your mom goes...
We've all been there right? Elbow deep in vomit or poop (take your pick), you haven't showered in what feels like ACTUAL months, something sticky is on your foot, goldfish crumbs are all over the floor, the diaper bag...
September is Hunger Action Month which means there's no better time than right now to educate your children and get involved with addressing food insecurity here in Kansas City. Here are four ways you can partner with Harvesters in...
I was raised by a stay at home mom. Scratch that. I was raised by the most amazing stay at home mom. At age 21, my mom graduated college to became a dental assistant and soon after married my...
I had plans of being a cool mom with an SUV. I had one kid and a Honda Pilot. Life was good. Then I was pregnant with #2, and my #1 kid developed a penchant for flinging open doors....
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Kansas City Birthday Party Guide
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