Nicole Luoma
Lifelong daydreamer and mother of one, Nicole Luoma has been a Minnesota resident since 2011. A former PNW native, she is a lover of rainy days and rolling waves. She enjoys old romcoms, Turkish pop music, and adding too much garlic to everything she cooks. You can find her musings on life and motherhood at mamaandmoonbeam.com
Apple Spice Cookies, A Homey Fall Recipe
Ah, autumn. As Camus once said, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." Fall is time of grounding, a time of rebirth, a time to let go of old worries...
Raising Them Foreign: Cultural Traditions I Can’t Wait To Share With My Kids
My family is Armenian. My family is big. And loud. And animated.
We talk with our hands, we roll dolma with our hands, we sip chai and play backgammon with our hands. We scream at...
To the Mama Who’s Struggling
Hello, Mama.
I know you’re scared.
I know you’re tired, you’re overwhelmed, you’re anxious, you're struggling.
I know on gloomy days you wish you could go outside, even just to pace around the backyard with the kids....
We’re All Here All The Time: Tips From A Stay-At-Home-Mom With A Work-From-Home-Spouse
My husband is self-employed.
What that used to mean was that he got to work in his pajamas while I dressed and scooted off to my windowless office every day. When we made the decision...