Don't forget about Grandparents Day--this Sunday, September 8th! Oh, you didn't even know it existed? Me neither... until I started writing for DC Area Moms Blog. And - shame on me! My grandparents were awesome and I should have...
Summer is over, and this mama’s heart is a little broken.
We toasted the end of summer with lemonade and ice cream, as we filled our final summer days with trips to the pool and a rush to visit the...
The lazy days of summer are over. Ok "lazy days" is a gross mischaracterization of summer break, it's really much of the same level of hustle and bustle with higher food and electric bills. But I digress. While summer...
It’s that wonderful time of the year again. I don’t know about you, but I am dreaming of that first day of school, and yes, packing all those school lunches. I love my kids, but let's be honest, summers...
Do you remember the old Staples back to school commercial with the dad running through the aisles gleefully with “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” playing in the background and the kids sadly walking behind the cart?...
My goal with my son is to replicate the successes of my maternal aunt and uncles with my male cousins. These cousins attended top-ranked state colleges and currently live middle or upper-middle-class lives as Black men with stable careers....
Did you grow up in DC or the surrounding areas? DC is such a transient city. We moved here over 11 years ago and only knew a few people when we first arrived. But now so many of the people...
Recent conversation with my mother:
Me: "It says 'call poison control immediately!"
Her: "I don't even know what happened to poison control?"
Panic sets in.
Our daughter had come into the room with a tube of Benadryl topical gel that was oozing down...
More than PMS
Every woman you know can likely empathize with the phrase: “I am PMS-ing.” For many of us, it’s as normal as saying that you are hangry or more annoyed with a significant other than usual. Many women...
Extended Breastfeeding Deserves Support
When we talk about World Breastfeeding Week, we have to include extended breastfeeding in the discussion. This is such an important topic because if more women feel supported, then it’s more likely that they will have...
World Breastfeeding Week is an annual celebration held from August 1-7 to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. My first child was born on August 1 so that date (and the week) has special significance for me. I fully expected...
It’s World Breastfeeding Week, and as a breastfeeding mother, I am absolutely celebrating. Because breastfeeding is super hard. I’m now breastfeeding my second son, and it’s much easier. But just two years ago, when I had my first baby,...
It has been a fun, full summer so far! As we gear up for back to school, I think about what we have done this summer to keep up with our learning and exploring. We read, play, and draw...
The fashion industry is a women’s industry through and through, as women make up the majority of its producers and consumers.
Over seventy percent of American consumer spending is driven by women. This spending isn’t just on clothes for...
In + Around DC
Top DC Area Bagel Shops
We all know that DC isn’t New York or New Jersey when it comes to bagels. But, in my opinion, DC does have bagels...
