Tag Archives: health

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 …

Have you ever stood in your pantry or in front of a cupboard full of food and thought, “Well, which of these items is going to kill my kid?” I’m sorry if you have. Really. It is incredibly frustrating. Your child is diagnosed with food allergies, and your entire meal …

Ohhhhmmmmmm…. Ohhhmmmmmmm…… So goes the sound of my newfound hobby: meditating. After years of tentatively reading about it and dabbling in it here and there at yoga classes, I think I’ve finally become one of those people – those people who meditate. But those people are weird, right? How do …

We can all remember vividly our teenage days when we were full of energy, lived in the moment and had no regrets. Fast forward a few decades, add in a few kids, busy schedules and all the other things you are juggling and the result equates to no energy, cutting …

Many mothers have said they did not believe in love at first sight until they laid eyes on their baby for the first time. But what about when their children are out of sight? Are they out of mind? Most mothers I know would say absolutely not. Our children are …

I’ll be the first to admit my fear of the dentist. It came from a long run of bad luck, bad experiences, and, well, general fear of anything drilling in my mouth. After becoming a parent, I try my hardest to keep my personal experiences from impacting my child, but …

Let’s take a trip back to March 2014 (I know, long way back). My now 2-year old was just shy of a year and I wasn’t any closer to feeling like my old self. Yes, I was frustrated that my body looked stretched out in strange places and my belly …

I am all about homemade goods. It’s important to me that my family eats wholesome, healthy foods, so I have really stepped up my game in the world of homemade. A few months ago, I set out to make the perfect wheat bread that everyone in my family would enjoy. I’m …

Spring has sprung and all those other euphemisms! Yet, try as I might I have been unable to fully embrace and love this season… What? Yes, you heard me… Spring is my nemesis. I, Miss Winter Pollyanna, have seriously contemplated moving to the tundra to avoid Spring. My other viable option: …

A few weeks ago I took my boys to our family dentist. I was hoping to finally get my five year old to sit still enough to successfully x-ray his molars and have my one year old’s first exam. To those ends, it was a roaring success! My eldest, through …