Just my thoughts...

Look around you and you’ll see three kinds of people. You'll see those who complain about everything. The "middle layer" folks who are...

An anchor tattoo symbolic of Faith, Hope and Love. I got this tattoo a few years ago. I wanted a daily reminder that I could handle...

Can anyone relate when I say there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day? In our house, weekdays are so busy and I don’t anticipate...

Being young isn’t easy and is accompanied by a number of stressors and significant life stages. Learning to navigate through the...

Believe it or not, kids experience complex feelings just like adults. They get frustrated, excited, nervous, sad, jealous, frightened, worried, angry and embarrassed.However young kids usually don’t have the vocabulary to talk about how they are feeling. Instead they communicate their feelings in other ways.Kids can express their feelings through facial expressions, through their body, their behavior and play. Sometimes they may act out their feelings in physical, inappropria

Day 1: Making a schedule Whether times are uncertain or not, all children benefit from having a routine in place. Following a schedule...

Single parenting demands more from you in almost every facet of life during "normal" times...but add the COVID-19 quarantine, the kids being out of school, feeling like "Katniss" just to get groceries for fear you're risking you and your family's health anytime you leave your home? So how do you stay cool, calm and collected while holding down the fort, working, homeschooling, cooking, cleaning and everything else that goes into your daily routine? Trust me...I will be the f

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to remain calm in the face of disaster while others appear to come undone? The answer is...

I remember watching M*A*S*H when I was young, as a stall technique to sit with my parents a few extra minutes before being tucked in. It was the first shows that opened my eyes to wanting a career as a healthcare professional. Thirty-some years later, I never imagined we’d have a “M*A*S*H-like" field hospital set up right here, in our backyard, at our local hospital. During yesterdays press conference, Govenor Northam issued a stay-at-home order as well as commended three h

As an influencer, my typical posts are encouraging, inspiring, optimistic updates but we all have our moments and yesterday...I broke down. I went to pick up a prescription for my cat and the reality of this "new norm," hit me like a ton of bricks. When I arrived at the vet, I was instructed to call and pay over the phone and then they would bring the medicine and his food out to my car. ** For the record-I think this is incredibly smart and an example of limiting exposure a