Mom Life

I am the first to admit that toy clean-up is not always the battle I choose to pick with my two kids. Often, especially before bedtime, I'd rather have them sit quietly watching a show than trying to clean...

Editor’s Note: This video is part of the ongoing allergy series in partnership with Columbia Allergy. To learn more about allergies, eczema, and related topics, please refer to our Allergy Guide! Do you or your loved ones get a stomach ache after eating...

When you were young and single, you loved “Fall Back.”  The end of daylight savings time helped you sneak in another hour of sleep.  As a parent… you might not be so lucky. Daylight Savings Time ends this year on...

Editor's Note: Please click here for homemade masks tutorials and ways to help distribute mask to healthcare workers! I’m writing about why wearing masks (almost any kind, even homemade) is an essential step in our war against COVID-19. Let me...

Get the kids ready for the big game with these football-themed activity sheets from our partners at The Magical Attic.  Click on an image to print.

Have you ever said, “I don’t want to go back to what I was doing.” It may be time for you to reflect and consider what may be better for you—and to honor why you want something more—now that...

  “While we try to teach children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”-Angela Schwindt  Eight months ago, before COVID-19 changed all our lives, I decided to stop by an independent bookstore on our way home...

On Nurse’s Day this year, I am even more thankful for and inspired by the work that my mother, Kathy Borowy, does as an ICU Nurse.  Thank you, Mom, for sharing your story, and thank you to all the...

I love coffee. Ask anyone. Long before I became a barista at the 4th and Market Starbucks downtown, I drank drip coffee in high school and learned to like espresso from my jaunts to Jungle Java in Guam. I...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEjmcO5f_uc&feature=youtu.be We recently sat down with Lynne Azarchi, Executive Director of Kidsbridge Tolerance Center and author of THE EMPATHY ADVANTAGE. One statement she said really stood out; “racism is learned early; by the age of three, children accept racism and...