If there’s one topic I don’t joke around about, it’s hair care. My obsession started 6 ½ years ago when I carelessly decided to dye my naturally light blonde locks dark. And when I say dark, I mean black. Ironically, I didn’t go back to blonde because I wanted to, I actually prefer the way darker hair looks with my complexion. But the maintenance. Oh the maintenance of a natural blonde going dark is way too much. Within 2-3 weeks of a dye job, my blonde roots would start to g

I’ve received a request to post about a specific topic from a few people now, but I’ve been hesitating thinking it would just be boring to read. Since I once again received the same request from a new person this week, here it is: a day in the life of a working mom. Things are different now that Adelyn is six months old. She’s on a pretty good schedule now with napping, eating and bedtimes. On the downside, that curious little girl is also so interested in everything her pier

Guilt on top of stress just equals more stress. And guilt. For some reason I continue to struggle with finding a balance with everything. There are good weeks and bad weeks, and it seems like just when I think I have everything balanced something unexpected sneaks up on me and throws me for a loop. For me, the week of Christmas was like a perfect storm for an unbalancing act, if you will. When all the holiday events were over and I finally achieved the cleanliness and organiz