Nurturing Family Relationships and Improving Well Being
The birth of a baby is a time for excitement and joy. Yet, it can also jammed packed with anxiety and stress. If it’s your first child, it can be quite daunting to think you will be in charge of this little creature from here on out. (This was especially terrifying for me as I …
When you become pregnant with your first child, something strange happens. Women from all walks of life seem to magically appear, like moths attracted to light, ready to spout their words of wisdom and advice…whether you want it or not. On top of that, there seems to be endless articles and books that will tell …
When Lino and I decided to go fully keto back in December 2017, everyone seemed to be worried that we would be ruining Bean by preventing him from having anything good. While it’s true Bean gets fewer carbs than the standard American, we don’t prevent him from eating carbs or even count them for him. …
I’ve been feeling in a definite funk as of late and have decided the best way to work out of it, is to write some lighthearted material. During one of my regular hunts for good blogs and content, I stumbled across this gem by Kate from Confessions of a New Mummy. She did a piece …
You may or may not already know, but our little family happens to be biracial, making Bean half Hispanic and half Caucasian. This means, an entire half of his family speaks an entirely different language than I do. While he has relatively little physical contact with his Hispanic side of the family, his father works …
Bean is just finishing up his first week of swim lessons and I’m truly impressed with his progress. I admit, when I was browsing the recreational classes the city teaches each summer, I was pretty shocked they even offered swim lessons for infants as early as 6 months old. I mean, I’ve seen the videos …
I’ve been having a bummer kind of week this week (thank whatever deity you praise it’s Friday). Perhaps it’s because Bean is learning to walk or because it seems like he’s growing at an alarming rate…or both. Perhaps I’m just tired. In any case, I decided to take a dose of my own medicine and …
Welcome to part two of the “Improve Your Decision Making” series. If you skipped out reading on part one, you can find it here. In the second half of this series I will teach you two more skills you can use to improve you ability to make good decisions and avoid later encountering regret. I …
When I was trying to conceive my first child, I was desperate to get pregnant fast. While I’m no expert, I thought I knew enough about my cycle and fertility in general. However, once I started digging in to the subject, in preparation for pregnancy, I realized how little I actually knew. As it turns …
In the course of my career, I’ve run across many people who get stuck in the past. What I mean is that they cannot move forward in life and are struggling because they are too hyper-focused on the ‘what could have been different if only.’ If you have ever experienced regret after making a poor …