While pregnant with my second child, I experienced a severe upper respiratory infection, fatigue, fever, and just couldn't beat the illness. I just attributed it to being pregnant and raising a toddler. After several trips to the doctor and...
After reading what felt like all of the pregnancy books and googling oh-so-many hospital bag checklists, I decided I'd share a bit of my experience from the only hospital bag I've had to pack recently. As usual, I went a...
There's no secret here :: We LOVE 2840 at Dukessa! We met our newest contributors here back in January. They are the location of our next MOMS ONLY event :: Bloom : A Celebration of Motherhood and we couldn't...
I sat alone, in my grandparents' family room, watching the smoldering North Tower against the New York City skyline when suddenly, and shockingly, WTC 2 was hit. In that moment, there was no longer a question of whether this...
This month, I am fortunate to celebrate my first real Mothers' Day. I say "real" because that's if you don't count last year, when I gifted my pregnant self a pink bag I'd been eyeing for months in "honor"...
I am not made of sterner stuff. I cried when I fell down too many times on my first attempt at snowboarding. I over exaggerated a sprained ankle in middle school, requiring me to dramatically exit...only to return with crutches....
When I found out we were pregnant, it was completely surreal and a little hard to believe. I felt the same, I looked the same, and knowing a human was growing inside of me seemed more sci-fi than reality....
I read an article years ago about making investments in your 20's and 30's, and these weren't investments of the financial nature - they were investments in people. It was a reminder to not forget to make deposits when...
So you found out you're pregnant! Congratulations! However it came to be, pregnancy is a magical time. You form this special connection with the growing baby inside you that nothing else will ever compare to. As I am sure...
Whether it be a fun package in the mail from a friend, an unexpected Christmas present, the winner of The Bachelor, or heck - a positive pregnancy test when your baby is only 8 months old, I love a...
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Cinco de Mayo in Houston: Let’s Fiesta!
Growing up in Texas, I am ashamed to say that I most often associated the holiday of Cinco de Mayo with eating Tex Mex,...
