Tag: health
Snip, Snip, Hooray! The Girlfriend’s Guide to Vasectomy
“And what do you plan to use for birth control?”
I sit in the exam room for my post-partum visit. My left boob is leaking, I’m sitting...
Let’s Talk About Sun Safety . . .
To the 'tweens, teens, and twenty-somethings currently sunning yourself pool-side (or beach side, or in your back-yard) – can we talk? If it’ll better...
Confessions of a Recipe Hoarder
I didn’t touch a stove until I was almost 30 years old. No, I'm not kidding. I obviously had lovely, spoiled early years. My...
Dress Up Your Burger with Avocado Pesto!
This post has been sponsored by Sprouts Farmers Market. All opinions are 100% our own!
Whether your burger of choices is 100% beef, turkey, or...
Lingering Negative Body Image and the Postpartum Struggle
All throughout high school, I was a solid size 0 or 2 thanks to being a competitive dancer since the age of 11, and...
10 Fifteen Minute Workouts to Sneak into Your Day
I've come to embrace the fact that I'm not going to pack up the kids to go to the gym. Packing bags, putting on all...
To Drink or Not to Drink—While Pregnant
Selfish. Reckless. Alcoholic. Unfit mother. These are some of the names you can expect to be called in most corners of the internet if...
Sugar and Spice . . . and Everything Lice
It's been a head scratching few weeks around here! My husband and I escaped to San Francisco a couple weeks ago, and on our...
Five Unconventional (But Effective) Ways To Support Your Child’s Health
Skip the Sunscreen (Sometimes)
Ever since dermatologists found a link between exposure to UV-B rays and skin cancer, moms have been slathering sunscreen on kids as a...
Hidden Veggies: Stirring Up Lies in the Kitchen
I have been obsessed with what my kid is eating/not eating for his entire life. First, it was how much milk he was drinking. Then,...