Summer Sun, Heat and Water Safety Tips for Kids

Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Your Kids Urgent Care. Author: Alisa Pelot Summer is upon us and fun activities like swimming, beaching, and playing outside may already be filling your days! As such, we think this is a great time to share some reminders about how to keep your children safe in the […]

Staying Fit While Traveling

Keeping up with fitness and nutrition on the road can easily become a list of excuses. Whether you are traveling for work or vacationing with family, staying fit while traveling is not easy. It takes planning and commitment, but is so doable! Recently I committed to an 80 day program of intense nutrition and workouts six […]

Start Saving Lives This Year: Become A Blood Donor

I never thought I’d be on the receiving end of a blood donation. It’s not something anyone expects. But if I had a glimpse into the future and saw myself lose a massive amount of blood due to postpartum complications, I’m sure I would have been a more frequent blood donor over the years. After receiving […]

How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics in 2019

I want to reduce single-use plastics for our family. Single-use plastics are no good. I have known this for some time, but only more recently been confronted with how much of a problem they actually are. Too much plastic is making its way into our oceans and freshwater sources. They are being consumed by our […]

Self-Care for Moms

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase self-care sometime in the last couple of years. It’s thrown around a lot, especially in relation to moms. We use it to describe pampering, alone time, mental health breaks, shopping excursions, and more. But what about real self-care for moms? The kind that refreshes and relaxes and hits the […]

POP Goes the Waistline!

Who has watched their waistline change over the last several years especially after having kids?  Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and weight management can be a challenge for many moms and families.  Busy schedules, lack of sleep, financial challenges and other factors contribute to stress eating or just grabbing food on the go. During Childhood Obesity […]