Reno Moms Blog

Whether you want to stop living paycheck to paycheck, save up money to buy a home, or simply want to have a little bit more “fun money,” paying off debt is an essential step in securing your financial future. I am by no means a financial planner or coach, but …

The wait is over! Dolan Lexus and Edible Reno-Tahoe are proud to announce that Wine & Dine is back and right around the corner. The second annual Wine & Dine, in honor of the non-profit Urban Roots, will be taking place on Sept. 20 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mark your …

I’m afraid of heights. Like really, really afraid of heights. So naturally, I said yes when Mesa Rim, a new indoor climbing center in Reno, invited me to check out its 50-foot walls. Face your fears, right? Besides, I’d be harnessed, and a professional would be on the other end …

You may have heard the rumors, and they are true, the St. Marys Women’s Health Practice is closing October 13th. I am totally sad to hear about it and you may be too.  So what in the heck are you supposed to do now? I can’t even begin to imagine …

A quick introduction: I’m married, I have a full-time job, I work from home on days that I’m not frantically traveling across the country, and I have two kids, ages 2 and 5. From the outside, we are living the American Dream. We have a cat, a dog (AND they like …

Reno Moms Blog is proud to partner up with local non-profit Think Kindness to offer FREE tickets to the One Caring Adult Tour on September 11. Parenting a teen or pre-teen is hard, and this event will give you ideas on how you can be the adult to inspire our local …

  How many times have you been destroyed emotionally, but you were able to pick yourself up by your own bootstraps? Or maybe you didn’t. Maybe you continue to wallow in self-doubt and fear. I am here to tell you something: I think I have misplaced my bootstraps. Recently, my …

Finding a primary care provider can be confusing and very frustrating. Who do I choose? Who is taking new patients? What insurance plans do they take? What do all those different letters mean? Let’s start with the easy one to tackle: the alphabet soup. NP — Nurse Practitioner: This is …

A mom’s mental load: I once broached this topic with my husband. After explaining it to him, he looked at me like I had grown an extra set of eyes. He didn’t understand, and I couldn’t come up with another way to explain. I wished I could draw him a …

I’ve always been an active classroom volunteer at my daughter’s elementary school, but last year, as the changes with the Nevada School Wellness Policy started rolling out and I heard the desperate call for new board members on the school’s parent-faculty association, I decided that I wanted to be more …