I was prepared for the fact that I would still look several months pregnant when I left the hospital after having my baby. And I had been lucky enough to love the way my pregnant body looked. But I...
Whenever I meet someone new, I feel like I get the same questions over and over again about being a vegetarian. First, there’s usually a bit of shock; “Really, you’re vegetarian?” As if they can’t believe this womanly figure...
I want to talk about self-care. I’m sure you’ve seen the memes.
“You can’t pour from an empty cup.”... “Self-care is not selfish.”...etc.
As mothers, we often must put our children before our own needs or desires. Not only that, but...
My pelvic floor is far from perfect after three children. After the birth of last one, I rarely could run without leaking halfway through the second mile.
I thought that was normal. I thought it ran in my family....
Hi, my name is Moira and I live with...
my husband
our two children
at my mother's house
along with my grandmother
Wonky policy people call us a four-generation household.
Let me stop you right there before you can even think,...
Confession: I hate winter. I dread autumn because I know it means winter is just around the corner. And once the festivities of December and New Years pass, it's only a matter of time before I sink into my...
Love is in the air. Valentine’s day is just around the corner, you’ve just had your postpartum checkup and your doctor or midwife has given you the all clear to resume sexual activity.
Now what? Most likely, you received little...
As adults, many of us have warm and fuzzy memories of cooking in the kitchen with our parents, grandparents, and aunties. We savor the lessons learned around the fire, the quality time enjoying big belly laughs, and of course...
In my 13 years of marriage, I've had 7 pregnancies and 4 children.
Pregnancies and Miscarriages
In the beginning, pregnancy was difficult to achieve. I was very eager to become pregnant yet there was a year's delay. My first pregnancy ended...
Quick and healthy 5 ingredient Peanut Butter Energy Balls. Loaded with oats, peanut butter, and chia seeds these Energy balls make the perfect healthy protein-packed breakfast or snack.
If you have a toddler at home you have probably wondered more...
After carrying my first baby to term, enjoying every single sonogram during the pregnancy, I was thrilled to find out I was pregnant for a second time exactly when I wanted to be. My two kids would be about...
It was the fall of 2012 and within the past six months, I had lost my Mom and had my second child. I was sitting on a bike by the internal window of the spin studio in my gym...
Last month a collective round of applause was heard around the world when former First Lady Michelle Obama testified to what we all know to be true about work/life balance. As Mrs. Obama put it:
“That whole, so you can...
Right now there is a lot of hype about New Year's Resolutions. We all say we want to eat better, exercise more, lose a few pounds, yell less to our kids, keep our house cleaner, be on time, the...
In + Around DC
The DC Area’s Best Childcare Providers
One of the first decisions many parents make (sometimes even before their child is born!) is where they'll send their little ones to daycare....
