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...
We are honored to bring you this beautiful guest post this morning. It's a look at the life of a child with Down syndrome through the eyes his a mother in observance of October as Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
“It...
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...
We’re back with SMB’s Belly Diaries guest vlogger, Michelle, and her __ week update!
If you missed her 16 week video update, 19 week video update, 22 week video update, 26 weeks video update, 32 week video update, 35 week video update or her final 40 week video...
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...
You spend the first three six twelve months of your baby's life looking forward to the promise of a full night's sleep. When that {fairly} consistent sleeping-through-the-night finally happens, you feel like you can accomplish anything. Watch out, world....
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...
As the relentless Arizona heat gives way to our version of fall, we look ahead to the holidays. For a child is there any time more magical? As a mom I've often felt the weight of creating these moments,...
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...
Tonight she asked if we could look through our picture trunk. Literally, it is a trunk full of photos. Someday, something crazy might come over me and I'll organize them, or scrapbook put them in an album. But...
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...
If you missed her 16 week video update, 19 week video update, 22 week video update, 26 weeks video update, 32 week video update or her 35 week video update be sure to go back to view it… they are all just too good to miss!
Here’s...
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...
Although I like to cook, one of my husband and I's favorite things to do is go out to eat. We love to try new places! As you ALL know well, with the exception of when we have a...
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...
What I love about our sticky situations posts was the reminder that we all do things differently. That is, of course, more than okay, but took me awhile to consciously deal with. I am such a rule follower. It...
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...
Most of you (including Steph), may think that I'm insane, and perhaps I am in some ways. But, one of my very favorite things to do on a quiet afternoon when not much else is going on is to go shopping...
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...
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Today we’re back with another Mommy SOS topic. If you missed our other Mommy SOS posts be sure to check them out. We've...
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...
