Most women have an idea of the kind of mothers they will be long before they are ready to become a mom. We think about how we’re going to dress them, what we’ll name them, wether we want to be a stay at home mom or a working mom. The truth of the matter is that [...]

As a Holistic Health counselor and a mom who dreams of being the Next Food Network Star healthy, delicious, food is important to me. When we’re at home I make the best choices I can, I choose organic whenever possible and avoid processed and packaged foods as much as possible. I let loose a little [...]

Recent recalls and lawsuits against birth control manufacturers has left many women wondering about the safety of their oral contraception. According to the Center for Disease Control birth control pills are the leading contraception for women between the ages of 15-29 and over 17% of women aged 15-44 use the pill. Besides using it for [...]

I’ve been back to cooking up a lot of snacks recently since my freezer stash has been completely depleted and I wanted to add some more variety back into Annabelle’s diet. It’s been a bit of a transition in terms of food since we’ve eliminated gluten and most dairy from Annabelle’s diet. Andrew has to [...]

As a blonde daughter of a German mother and an Italian father growing up in the Dominican Republic while an amazing experience sometimes made me feel a bit like a fish out of water. I grew up in an English speaking home where Italian, German and even some American traditions were a part of my [...]

January marked our 6th year of marriage but May 25th is our 5th wedding anniversary. It’s complicated. Andrew and I don’t have a traditional love story. We did meet in college, during orientation week, so you could say that we’re college sweethearts but our courtship was short before we parted ways. Not many people know the ins [...]

Not too much attention is given to what women eat during pregnancy.  We’re quick to indulge cravings of even the unhealthiest foods and laugh at poor choices because of “pregnancy cravings”. Doctors warn of the dangers of deli meat, sushi, and alcohol but may not thoroughly discuss how specific foods can assist the fetus in [...]

I recently posted Part 1 of What to do on Date Night in an attempt to share some ideas for getting out of the typical dinner and a movie date night rut. Here are 15 more ideas to help you switch things up a bit!  1. The Circus. There’s not a circus all the time and you might [...]

I’m SO proud to say that I’m raising a little bookworm. At least for now. Annabelle spends a lot of time looking at books and having me read to her, you might not know that she is two going off her book reading attention span.  I’ve always loved reading and even though I don’t read as much now [...]

If I could have a superpower it would probably be to have coconut oil wherever, whenever, as much as I want, on command. If I had the time, and the energy, I might stand outside of OBGYN office and preach about why every mother needs to have coconut oil in her kitchen, medicine cabinet, shower, bathroom, [...]