Last Monday was Arthrogryposis Awareness Day, but for us, Arthrogryposis Awareness Day is every day. This coming September will be 8 years since we first heard the words Arthrogryposis Multiplex Cogenita. I was 20 weeks pregnant with our son; Jackson at the time and after a crazy morning was lying on the table in Maternal […]
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This post was supposed to list suggestions for things you could do to pamper yourself. I’d happened upon some cool recipes and ideas. But, I kept finding myself avoiding sitting at my computer. Then I realized something. I needed to take my own advice. I’m always encouraging others to fill their well. I’ve also become
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They say home is where your heart is. In February of 2006 I left Virginia, the place I’d called home for 13 years. Virginia is where I went to school, made friends, knew everyone and their business. I grew up in a very small town where everyone knew you and you knew them. You knew
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Do you like coffee? Man … I love it. I love the smell, the warmth, the energy it gives me. Nothing says “I love you” like my husband bringing me a cup of coffee in the morning. I have read The 5 Love Languages and I came away from it fairly certain that caffeine is
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With the temperatures and humidity rising it is tempting to put off those workouts to the fall but with some easy tips you can beat the heat. 1. Plan ahead! Check the weather forecast. If it looks like 6am or 7pm is your best bet than work it in then. It is better to
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The other day I was lunching with a group of moms when the conversation turned to a set of twins belonging to one of the women present. The twins are strikingly beautiful; the kind that makes people stop and stare. We were telling the mom how gorgeous her daughters are, when she waved her hand
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Baton Rouge Moms has grown by leaps and bounds since we launched 7 months ago, with over 8000 Baton Rouge moms on our Facebook page sharing ideas and offering support to each other. The Baton Rouge Moms website is also growing! We put out a call for contributors a couple of months ago and the
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Recently I was going through my pajama drawer and found a pair of tiny women’s boxer shorts – the kind 18-year-olds buy from American Eagle – that I haven’t put on my body in years. I’ve lost a little weight so I thought I would try them on, and amazingly they fit! I think you’re
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This past weekend was a unique race experience for me. I got to join my 8 year old niece and 6 year old nephew for the Girls on the Run 5k. As soon as we knew it the kids said “It’s starting, we have to go!” We lined up in the back since my sister
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I’m a mom, and I’m a blogger, but I’m not a Mommy Blogger. Oh, I have a Mommy Blog. It’s in my imagination. I write my posts in the shower. They’re all rants, and they’re all directed at the writers of those creepy, judgy things shared on Facebook. You know, the “I was spying on
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For the past 13 years, I have called Baton Rouge home. I started at LSU in the fall of 2000. I got my degree here, found my purpose, and even found my husband here. Born and raised in New Orleans, it was not such a far stretch to move to the capital city. I
