This entry is part of 26 in the series Feed the FamMy name is Samira Dilles and I am a Personal Trainer and Fitness Team Representative at Saint Mary’s Fitness Center. I am in the process of getting my Bachelors of Science in Nutritional Sciences and Community Health Science. Health …

This is a tough post for me to write since it effects a family very dear to my heart but it’s incredibly important I do my part to help raise awareness and support for my dear friend Maddie. My friend Doug Hunter and I wanted to share the story of …

So, here I am again, 37ish weeks… This time patiently waiting and packing for a *hopefully* 24 hour hospital stay with #3, a child who remains sunny-side up. Stinker. Amusingly enough, being that it was my list, I popped over to Reno Moms Blog and searched for my L&D in 15 …

As I watched my daughter in her tumbling class a couple weeks ago, I couldn’t help but eavesdrop on a conversation —because it was happening right next to me—between the mom sitting beside me and another mother. They were bemoaning the obstinate attitudes of their preteen girls, swapping ideas about …

This entry is part 1 of 26 in the series Feed the Fam Things have been crazy lately and when things get crazy our family loves comfort food. One of our favorite comfort foods is PB& J. Obviously, slapping a PB&J in front of everyone for dinner isn’t ideal so …

Colic. The one word strikes fear in the heart of any parent who is familiar with it. Both of my boys had colic, and although they are 6 and 9 years old now, I can still remember the countless hours of uncontrollable crying. To help curb colic, I used a special …

Thank you to the overwhelming response from my original blog last year about What they don’t tell you about newborns. I am so happy that it touched many people and was asked to follow up on this. Since writing the original blog, our second child (a boy) has turned one!  Our first is a girl and …

I have to be honest. I haven’t always always been a thrifty shopper. I would have no problem dropping well over $100 on a pair of jeans, and had an unhealthy relationship with shoes for a hot second. And then I had kids, and they sucked the well completely dry. I should …

Late last year I reluctantly agreed to be the “cookie mom” for my daughters’ Girl Scout Troop. This means I get to handle all the orders and financial transactions, and I get to coordinate all the cookie booths that we all try to avoid when entering supermarkets through the entire month …

I did a little info piece on the Zika virus earlier this month and one of our readers brought up a great point- yes, Zika virus is scary, but there are multiple infections that you want to do your best to avoid during pregnancy that are much more common than …