Earlier this past summer, my husband mentioned his next bankruptcy conference was at Amelia Island in Florida at the Ritz-Carlton. He wanted us to go with him because it was at a nice place and we should be able to relax. Me…Um..Ok, we’ll see. At first, my daughter had no school on those days at […]

Ever since going gluten free, soy and dairy free almost 7 years ago, I never would have thought I could develop more food sensitivities. I recall my naturopathic doctor saying then that she was glad it wasn’t corn. Afterall she said, “Corn triggers the meanies – more violent out of control behavior. , the Dr. […]

Today my husband and I celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary. My father-in-law is the one that actually predicted that “I was the one” to my husband when he first brought me home to meet his family. His dad said, “You are going to marry that girl.” Jeff told me and I was the one that […]

Many of you do not realize, I was an overweight child in a normal weight world. Childhood obesity was not the norm, nor was it a concern. The children of today will not live past the age of their parents and that is scary. Yes, I ate Little Debbie’s, Twinkies, Doritos and had food-dye laden […]

About a week ago, I posted a blog from The MOB Society (Moms of Boys) it made me feel better about my son and how he acts sometimes. It felt normal that he was normal. However, a colleague/friend of mine here in Chicago is a very provocative writer. She is savvy and I love what […]

As I have been enjoying seeing my friend’s Facebook posts on everyones first day of school, I have been scrambling to get ready for my daughter’s first day of kindergarten. I could hardly believe my daughter was going to kindergarten. We decided to put her back in private school and there is comfort knowing that […]