Ages + Stages

I recently read a post in a Facebook group in which a young mom asked, “When do you start to feel like yourself again?” This got me thinking about when I started to feel like “Erin” again in my own...

We have all been there – the point in life when we think we have it all together, and then we don’t. We are moms, and by definition, that means super human at times. We juggle a million different...

Honestly, it started before she was born--the comments on her projected size and shape from well-meaning people. “Is she measuring big? It looks like she’s measuring big!” I brushed it off back then because you get all sorts of...

Sorry, not sorry, for all the transformation posts on my Facebook page.  You see, I'm not doing it for attention or all the comments--positive or negative--I am doing it to be a role model to my children, especially my daughter,...

Do you remember how exciting the holidays were as a child? I have amazing Christmas memories and, as an adult now, I realize it's because my parents wanted to make it a magical season for us. I remember decorating...

It’s the 21st century but somehow we’re still buying into the idea that the only women who have “worked hard for their bodies” are women who have toned, smooth, athletic, media-glorified physiques. As if the rest of us are somehow...

You could say that, like Scrooge, my heart was two sizes too small, but for a very long time I hated Christmas. I didn’t always hate it. I have very fond memories of the holidays as a child on...

As my child climbed onto the table, barrel-rolled off of it, and then ran like a linebacker into my husband's legs, I knew that the adage of “boys will be boys” was completely wrong. My two year old daughter...

It’s officially a new year and like everyone, I’m thinking about goals and new beginnings. I’ve recently stopped drinking alcohol (post an over-indulgence on Halloween), and am giving my precious body a break. I’m committing to six months alcohol-free! I’m...