Tricia Sportsman
Missing a Hug, But Finding Joy in Life’s Other Ways
A lot has changed in the world in a very short period of time. From a global pandemic that overnight practically changed how as humans we operated, behaved and interacted day to day. To...
Dreading the Looming Summer Break in this New Normal
Call me crazy, but I don’t want home school to end. Yup, you read that correctly. Plenty has been written about working moms, quarantine, and home-schooling kids. While we've been thrown into an uncertain...
Celebrating International Women’s Day in Tampa Bay
International Women’s Day is March 8th. Often it’s marked by celebrations of women and bringing global awareness to gender parity in the workplace. Check out our favorite picks for celebrating International Women's Day in...
Anyone Scared to Raise a Young Girl These Days?
I sure am. Between the mid-90’s mean girl persona and today’s VSCO girl, I am scared to raise a young girl. While only 5, it already feels like she’s 5 going on 15.
Part of...
Jump-starting Your Goals Any Day of the Year!
We're a few weeks into the new year. A new decade in fact. For some, it’s a fresh start. A clean slate. A moment to start (or re-start) again. I love that feeling of...
How to Host a Successful and Festive Holiday Baking Party
I love baking. It is hands down one of my favorite holiday activities. Admittedly I don’t love baking with my kids. I tend to be neurotic about cookies that aren’t equal or perfectly round;...
Grateful for Being an Example to my Little Girl
It's with a grateful heart this year that we sent our daughter off to Kindergarten. She's our last (of 2). Time is quickly passing by as she grows into a smart, sassy and not-so-little...
Free You (and your family) From Being Busy
Everywhere I turn moms (and women in general) are living in a world of being overplanned, overworked and simply put- burnt out by all the things that supposedly bring them joy.
So why does every...
Finding Friendships as a Working Mom Isn’t Easy
I recently was asked if it was hard to meet other moms because I worked. Friendships as a working mom, short answer- yes. Long answer- it's complicated. We both moved into the neighborhood from...
Trophies, Allowances and Bribes… oh my!
With all this talk about participation trophies and awards ceremonies, it has me thinking about allowances, rewards and even bribes for everything from chores to grades to sports. And from the conversations, I’ve had...