“Tonight I stood next to my daughter’s crib as tears started to build up. How could something so innocent, so beautiful, so wanted, bring so much hurt. Hurt because I feel guilty for feeling hurt, and hurt because after...
Last year I trained for my first half-marathon. It was a long, 6-month process for me and a huge accomplishment when I crossed that finish line. My two children ran beside me, on the sidewalk, for the last block...
It doesn't take long after becoming a mom to realize that you have to be intentional about making time for yourself or it just doesn't happen. That's what Kim, the usual 9-5 Working Mom, and Bunny, the usual Work...
It’s FALL!  It is finally cooler, and the days are becoming shorter.  If you are anything at all like me, you are already burned out about the school year - the parent-teacher conferences, the homework, and the best and...
  I grew up eating Ramen out of those square packages with a square packet full of chemicals known as the flavor packet. I cringe thinking about it now, but it was definitely a comfort food. I won’t buy them...
For many of us, it’s a part of a routine visit when going for our yearly physical at our doctor’s offices and yet for most of us it’s the part of the visit that gives us the most anxiety....
Jeanette Stoneman is a mompreneur and personal trainer. She is certified in personal training through the American Council on Exercise and specializes in functional fitness, strength training, and weight loss. Jeanette also holds many certifications in the leading and...
As moms, we want what's best for our families. We care for our partners, our kids, our parents and our extended family of neighbors, co-workers, and friends. It’s what we do. In 2017, let’s try to do it cleaner...
When you become a mother, gears are shifted, and everything becomes about your child. It's pretty much inevitable that your days will become focused on feeding, bathing, nurturing, supervising, and managing your child's health and well-being. It's a natural shift, and...
Do you ever feel like the universe is trying to tell you something? Well, lately, it’s been telling me this: We are all broken. I just finished reading Jennifer Weiner’s book All Fall Down about a well-educated, upper-middle-class wife, mother, and...
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