Each year as the weather starts to cool, I make a pact with myself. This year there will be calm in my schedule for the holidays. I want to bask in the peace and joy of this season. I...
Everyone knows that it should be better to give than to receive but how exactly does that work? And what if it sure does feel fun to receive? And how in the world am I supposed to teach my...
I spent a lot of time decorating this past weekend. Did you? While I always end up loving the finished product, the process of decorating is a bit of a roller coaster for me. Every year when it comes...
This year we are staying home for the holidays.
Not GOING home for the holidays, STAYING home. Here, Scottsdale, the Valley of the Sun, the Sonoran Desert, Arizona. Home.
Do you know how long it has taken me to be able...
This morning in my closet I came across a mysterious pair of socks. On the surface, the pair looked like the rest of their friends. But, when I went to put them on, I discovered they were just a...
I'm not sure if you're like me. You probably aren't. I'm kind of weird. But just in case there are a few of you out there who can relate...
Holidays stress me out.
Maybe because of my recovering perfectionist personality, or...
Last month we brought you the half-marathon training stories of two of our Scottsdale Moms Blog contributors. Last Sunday they each completed the Susan G. Komen Women's Half Marathon in Phoenix, and today we are so proud to share...
Last month we brought you the half-marathon training stories of two of our Scottsdale Moms Blog contributors. Last Sunday they each completed the Susan G. Komen Women's Half Marathon in Phoenix, and today we are so proud to share...
A few of my friends - including our own SMB co-founder Joy - are finally getting around to buying an iPhone and have asked for recommendations on which apps are 'must-haves' for mamas. The things about iPhone apps, though, is that there are...
Halloween is officially over! You’ve had your 24- hour grace period to allow the candy –corn-comas and tantrums from exhausted out-too-late-trick-or- treating-children to wear off. Now, it’s time to take down the friendly ghosts and faux spider webs...
It’s no surprise that being a Mama is one of the toughest jobs out there. We talk about that a lot on our website and we sincerely hope that after you click over to us for either a brief...
This is Part 7 (and final post) of our series on Being a Working Mom. If you missed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 or Part 6 check them out.
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Oh, the unpredictable joys of being a full time stay-at-home...
You know what's a little unnerving? Getting made up to go interview beauty guru, and world-renown make-up artist, Jemma Kidd. Especially if you're like me and your skill set in that department is seriously lacking. But regardless of my...
Replace the missing tiles in the swimming pool.
Yes, this task has been on my “home maintenance-to-do's” for quite some time, and last week, we finally got to cross it off the list!
I discovered that the project had been started...
Not one but TWO of our fabulous SMB Contributors are running the upcoming Susan G. Komen Women’s Half Marathon. Today you're hearing both their stories about training for the race. Read on for Tracy's, and be sure to check out...
Not one but TWO of our fabulous SMB Contributors are running the upcoming Susan G. Komen Women’s Half Marathon. Today you'll hear both their stories about training for the race. Read on for Angela's, and check back this afternoon...
{Joy} Have you given much though to your online persona and a real-messy-just-your-average-day reality. Are they the same? Are they different?
I'm "friends" on facebook with a gal I know from high school. I may as well refer to her as "my nemasis." She is always on facebook...
When people meet me for the first time and I tell them that I am a therapist they usually react in one of two ways. Either they 1) ask me if I am a massage therapist. (Seriously, this happens...
This week is my birthday and I will be celebrating the milestone achievement of turning…drum roll, please… Thirty-two!
Yeah, I know, kinda anti-climactic!
Yep, birthdays have gotten so blah that sometimes I even forget how old I’m turning. I knew that as...
This is Part 6 of our series on Being a Working Mom. If you missed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 or Part 5 check them out.
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One of the hardest things for me now that I am full time working...
Ahhhhh, Fall in Arizona. Not exactly the chunky-sweater-wearing, hot-chocolate-drinking season you see in the movies (and WHEN will Starbucks learn that marketing the pumpkin spice latte starting Labor Day weekend is a huge marketing FAIL in the Valley of...
A good college girlfriend of mine just had her first baby, and, of course, we’ve had plenty to discuss. I love hearing stories of her new little baby boy. And, I’ll admit, as the mother of two little men...
Okay, mamas, let's talk pediatricians.
I have a dilemma. I've been with the same doctor at the same pediatrics practice since my 3.5 year old was born. I now have a 15-month-old as well. Between well checks, chronic ear infections...
If you haven't had a chance to read Tracy Carson's beautiful post from this morning on how to talk to your kids about 9/11, be sure to check it out.
Each of us has a different story. Each of YOU...
10 years. Can you believe it? I know I can’t. In the last 10 years I feel as if a lifetime has passed and yet the minute I begin to recall the events of that fateful day in September...
Oh my my my! Ladies - Joy and I couldn't be MORE different when it comes to our thoughts on shopping with children.
Honestly after reading through her post this morning, I almost choked on my coffee when reading the...
What mom doesn't love remarks like; "Wow, you look great!"... "You are always so put-together!"... "How do you find time to put on make-up?" I make the same remarks to friends of mine. Isn't it the way it has been ever...
At SMB we want to bring you information and inspiration from around the Valley and beyond. Here are some clickworthy links from around the web this week. Enjoy!
This made me smile – it’s a music video gone viral called...
Remember when the ad campaign started a couple of years ago about talking to your children about the dangers of smoking? The commercials showed uncomfortable and bashful parents initiating conversations with their middle school age children while the voice...
With the school year back in full swing, time to decompress, be still and rest seems so precious lately. As a home schooling mom, those moments are few and far between, and the year has just started. My husband...
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Your Survival Guide to Spring Sports
Spring is officially in Sunny Arizona, which means it's time for kids to dust off their cleats, grab their gloves, and hit the fields...
