Author Archives: Stephanie O'Farrell

Thoughts from a mom who has done both. I loved being super pregnant in the summer. Having central air conditioning and living in an area that never gets too raging hot were definitely factors that hel...

Just as fast as summer seemed to all of a sudden arrive, we will soon find ourselves approaching a new school year. For most of us, there were three school years of uneasiness. Schools shutting down t...

As moms, there is never a season that comes with actual slowness or relaxation. Summer might be the closest to fit that category but it's still full of stress and business with the kids out of school....

We are looking forward to lots of barbeques and time with family and friends this summer. The Fourth of July is always a holiday we look forward to. My daughter's birthday is a few days later so it so...

I didn't welcome you with open arms. I was a college student going through my own ups and downs, still stinging from a broken home that had come shattering down my senior year of high school. I wanted...

Father's Day is coming up on Sunday, June 18. If you are trying to figure out what to do to ensure the dad in your life feels celebrated, I have a pro tip I'll share with you; Ask him! If I have learn...

I have slowly, and with lots of fail, been trying to get back into a morning workout routine. I used to get up at 4:12am every weekday morning to make my 4:45am workout class so I could be showered an...

I am certain I ask this rhetorical question to myself every year but how is it already nearing summer break for the kids? For us in the pacific northwest, schools are not out until mid or even late Ju...

I often buy those little wellness juice shots found at Trader Joes or most any grocery store. They claim to be loaded with antioxidants, anti-inflammation, probiotics; there are many options based on ...

My nine-year old daughter came home from school with a bunch of stickers the other day. One of them said Worlds Best Dad. She told me she was going to give that to her dad for Father's Day to put on h...