Health + Wellness

I mean, I get the idea of car seats for safety reasons and all, but why on God’s green earth do they have to be so difficult to install? Why do I dread switching them from one vehicle to...

The holidays spark all the feels. The cherished moments with kids, extended family, special events, and food "Glorious Food". I think the actual definition of the holidays is "eat all the rich, heavy decadent, savory morsels. Put the scales...

Kids yelling "MOM - What's for dinner tonight? What? I don't like that!"  "MOM, I'm starving and I have to be at hockey in 20 minutes." Me, looking in the fridge wondering what I can make that's nutritious and takes...

It starts with a hand shake and a coin toss.  It is relatively quiet at the beginning - just small talk amongst the teammates and competitors.  I am usually the first up for my team.  I get down and...

One of the strongest parenting instincts we have is the need to protect our children from harm. Unfortunately harm can come in many forms and one danger always seems to be on our radar: Bullying. The last thing we...

Racing for the Cure I'll never forget my first "Race for The Cure" I ever participated in... My aunt lived in Peoria, IL and once a year my mom would pack the car up to head our family south to...

Sandwich Generation: A generation of people (usually in their 30s or 40s) who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children. Becoming a parent is a life-changing experience. In that moment, someone else’s happiness becomes so much more...

I know - throughout most of my life, I couldn’t care less about prostate cancer either. I am a woman, a busy one at that, raising a little girl, managing our happy home out in the country, running my own business while doing all I can to take care of myself and stay healthy. Until last year, on the day I got the phone call. “Hi, this is your husband’s doctor. We’ve taken a look at the biopsy and there is cancer there. I want to meet with you both to talk about your options.”

We pulled into the permit-only parking lot I used to think was for employees only, and we made our way to the second floor of the hospital. The parking lot, I had since learned, was a special parking lot with...

Finding quick, healthy lunch options isn't always easy. Tonight we will be making Mason Jar Salads which can be prepped ahead of time and you can grab and go for healthy lunches during the busy week.