St. Louis Mom

This is part two of a two-part series in honor of National Stepfamily Day.    I hope you were able to catch the first part of this post yesterday for Stepfamily Day.   I just had way too much to say to fit...

This is part one of a two part series in honor of National Stepfamily Day. Catch part two tomorrow!     National Stepfamily Day is celebrated annually on September 16 and was founded by stepparent Christy Tusing-Borgeld in 1997.    Have you heard of it before?   Have...

I always knew I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. It was a dream of mine since I was in high school and, although I always pursued my personal goals, I knew that if and when I had the...

Need something to pull you back from the edge? These tips may help.    Life is hard. If you’re like most people who have been white-knuckling it through the last 18 months, you may be thinking, “I can’t handle one more...

Need to learn strategies for time management?  Read on for some tips!     It’s me again with another pair of productivity self-help books to examine. This week, I’m putting two books next to each other that have to do with squeezing...

Are you Team PSL or Team PSL is Overrated?   September is here, and we all know what that means, right?! Pumpkin Spice!!!   Now, I realize there are two types of people in this world - team “PSL is Life” and team “PSL...

International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8, 2021.   Some of my favorite moments from motherhood involve reading with my children. When they were little, we’d snuggle up every night before bed and read our favorites— like Goodnight Moon by...

Here is a peek at the complex world of bicultural marriage.  Being married to someone of a different nationality often sparks curiosity. The big question that always comes first is, “how did you meet??” followed by the assumption that life...

Has COVID left you feeling lost about adolescent mental health?  STLMom and Christi Brandenstein of CrossRoads Counseling Center are here to help.     Earlier this week, we aired our Facebook LIVE with Christi Brandenstein, MAC, LPC. She is a licensed professional...

I've had more mothers asking me what I feed my children than ever. It surely can't be because of my cooking skills, and the way my meals look isn't incredibly appetizing either. Rather, I'm gathering that mothers are getting...