By Bonnie Brost, licensed and registered dietitian at Essentia Health. This a prime time to organize our breakfast plans. We’re back from vacation and setting up routines for work and the upcoming school year. So Mom Bosses-let’s make a plan to have a healthy breakfast every day! Some say breakfast is the most important meal… Read More Mom Bosses! Make a plan to have a healthy Breakfast
I am sure I am not the only one who has watched powerful entrepreneurial women like Joanna Gaines, Jessica Alba, Tina Fey or Arianna Huffington on TV and silently longed for their life and success. The reality is that these successful moms who have blazed the trail before us have already offered up plenty of… Read More Lessons we can glean from Powerful Mompreneurs
I am always on the hunt for really good information that can help me be and better me… and also help improve my family’s life in general. Money, income, and budgets are a biggie in our family and I am always exploring news to make and save the almighty dollar. There Internet is filled with… Read More Ninja Tips on Saving Money now so you can Work Less in the Future
I kinda like Spring Cleaning. It’s the chance to de-clutter, de-junk, and -decrapify your life by moving out the unused and unneeded, scrubbing everything up, and starting the summer season with a fresh new feeling. Sometimes, I get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of volume my family of 4 can accumulate. To not get buried… Read More 10 Ways to Spring Clean Your Way to Extra Cash
I remember when my kids were little, and the evening skies were clear, I’d encourage them to make a wish on a star. It was always cute to listen to their innocent and whimsical wishes. My daughter was the wildcard; you never knew what she would wish for. Pet unicorns and the ability to bounce on clouds… Read More If Wishes Were Fishes, I’d Have A Pond Full
If you were brave enough to actually click the link and get this far, you must be the mother of a pre-teen daughter. If you are a dude who clicked on this headline thinking this is would be a lesson in punctuation, I am going to say “menstruation” and lose you right…about….NOW. Ladies, are you… Read More When Aunt Flo pays a visit | Let’s talk Tweens and Periods #momlife
The Beauty of Who You Are It’s all about you. Looking within, knowing you are unique. There is no mold to follow. This journey, you travel on your own, but surrounded by loving Wise Women, each on their own journey. “This journey isn’t about getting lucky here and there. It’s about walking through anything knowing… Read More The Beauty of Who You Are | Wise Women
I’ve often wondered if I was meant to be a librarian. I love, love books and ironically, my maternal Grandmother was a school librarian. But I also know that this job is not as simple as it may appear in movies and those who possess the desire to become a librarian need a deep commitment… Read More A book-lovers dream job | Becoming a Librarian: 5 Easy Steps
As my Goddess Month Celebration continues, I have to admit I am feeling very empowered and upbeat as the 2nd month of the New Year begins to unfold. It’s no secret that the last few year have been hard ones for me. It wasn’t all bad.. but it was kinda of a dumpster fire in… Read More 9 important words | #ShePersisted
It was almost 2 years ago that I have the chance to interview Sara Sherman from Discovery Horse and her family as part of a Featured Family Cover Story for Lakes Area Living Magazine in 2016! Here’s the super-cool info/tidbits/details that didn’t make it into the story (A.k.a-the Story Scraps) Cover Photo courtesy of Studio… Read More Story Scraps: Sara Sherman from Discovery Horse
There are days when I Just.Can’t.Even. I don’t want to write. I don’t want to do Social Media. I don’t want to be perky and happy. And I certainly don’t want to adult. I call these days “Anti-Adulting Days.” These are the days when I wonder what the heck I was/am thinking/doing. Am I doing the… Read More Anti-Adulting Days | When you don’t feel like trying, what do you do?
A few years ago, I noticed many of my friends picking their “Word” for the upcoming New Year. At first I was puzzled, then I saw the infinite power and usefulness of this practice. Let me explain: Your “One Word” is the one word you pick to sum up what you want to accomplish/achieve in… Read More My One Word-The 2018 Edition