Author Archives: Stephanie O'Farrell

My 11-year-old daughter has been a vegetarian since she was six. She used to eat Kroger pepperoni out of the bag and then one day decided she liked animals too much to eat them. It's just a phase, I r...

I struggle with assigning chores. My 13-year-old just started doing his own laundry. It is something I kept wanting to hand over to him but couldn't quite let go of. I know some of my friends had thei...

Each year around this time, I have an issue with fruit flies in my kitchen. They seem to multiply overnight, and it drives me borderline insane. I have tried everything. Different traps and hacks clai...

If I had a dollar for every time I felt guilty about something I did (or didn't do) with respect to my kids, I would have about a billion dollars. Do you know how many dollars my husband would have? Z...

I am not above bribing my kids: "Get your clothes on and I will give you (insert bribe here)." For me, it's typically in the moments of desperation when we are running late or when I just don't have t...

It used to set me off the minute I walked by it. The decorative towel I like to keep hanging from the oven. Despite what I thought was a well-known rule about decorative towels not being something tha...

"How is your summer going?" Someone I often see at a group fitness class I attend innocently asked me. I paused. Do I give a generic, "oh it's so great!" or a brief but real response? I chose the latt...

I absolutely hate when items come overly packaged in plastic. Not only is it a waste of resources and terrible for the environment but it's also a huge pain to deal with. While I say this, I am sort o...

My eight-year-old daughter recently got her ears pierced. It felt like this amazing grown-up moment in her life and was such a fun experience, I am glad she is old enough to remember it forever. I was...

I have been on a mission to increase my protein for a few months now. My personal reasons include wanting to ensure my muscle mass stays consistent and wanting to help stay full which protein can help...