It is with anticipation, overwhelm, excitement, a ton of nerves and great hope, that I announce the launch of something that has lived in my heart for a VERY long time.

I will be honest with you today. There is no fancy PR firm. No marketing pitch prepared. In fact, there's no big plan. None. Only a seed. Only a spark. This is an infant, coming into the world with very little experience. This baby is small, and my hope is that you will help me raise it. My greatest wish is that you…

I can't decide when to purchase Izzy her first bike/trike.  Once in awhile we make a trip out to Toys R US to play.  It gives her the opportunity to play.  We make a two hours of it just to window shop and try things out.  The last time we were there was the first time she wanted to sit on a trike and was…

I am all about precautions. My purse is always stocked with breath mints, wipes, snacks and Tide to Go. I always buy travel insurance for big…

Seeking Mom Bloggers for Book Tour Event Hosts: Be a part of this fun national book tour with Beth Aldrich and Real Moms Love to Eat - Lots of goodies and prizes!

Are you sick of dieting? Are you a mom who loves to eat but still wants to look great in her skinny jeans? Look no further, because there's a new book on the shelves (January 3, 2012) that will change your relationship with food, once and for all. Real Moms Love to Eat: How to Conduct a Love Affair…

Bigger boobs.  Expanded belly.  Varicose veins. Back pain.  Though it's an exciting moment in time, pregnancy is often uncomfortable.  Happily, there are numerous products designed to lend an extra dose of support to moms-to-be.

Here, my handy-dandy list of groovy gear to help you look and feel your best during trimesters one through four.

Trimester 1…

In addition to working full time in real estate trying to keep her two girls in shoes (and hair accessories), my step sister, Meagan, volunteers for several charities, manages to get her kids to hither and yon for various activities, and always has on a fantastic pair of heels.  She's busy.  And like most of us, finds getting dinner on the table (again and…

Real wives share what it takes to stay married. Every marriage has its secrets, what’s yours?

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors of a successful marriage? How those happy couples make it look so easy? In THE SECRET LIVES OF WIVES bestselling author Iris Krasnow pulls back the curtain and reveals uncensored real-life confessions of women who have stayed married for the long haul. Krasnow, a wife of 23 years, and more than…

I have read one too many articles lately that claim you just cannot measure success on social media, at least not yet, but rather it's more about awareness, engaging loyal fans and customers, creating goodwill, etc. While, yes, social media is about that, it's also about RESULTS and yes you can measure that…

We've all seen the P90X workout infomercials, loaded with impossibly fit folks singing the praises of the program. The before-and-after shots are crazy inspiring -- but come on. It's an ad. And one more Ding Dong isn't going to kill you, right?

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So after getting my much coveted invite to the latest foray into social networking, Google Plus, I hastily hurried over to set up my profile and start playing around with a social media nerd's dream: a new social…

Summer travel? Fabulous. The havoc that airline travel, sun and sea can have on your skin and hair? Not so fabulous. With the departure date for my family’s upcoming trip looming, I began hunting and gathering the usual suspects: the right clothes, the right shoes, the right accessories, bathing suits and cover-ups. Then, I started to ruminate upon beauty. Within moments, my “toiletries” basket runneth over. Did I really need my cranberry toner, ferulic acid and…