Elizabeth

It can be tricky to navigate the social waters at school, to find a group of friends, and to find activities that are right for you. Mom, I'm talking about you here, not your...

It’s back-to-school time - that time of year for lots of great blog posts with suggestions for making healthy school lunches. Pictures accompanying these articles run the gamut from ultra-Pinteresty to simple suggestions for...

  This month marks my one-year anniversary as an Orlando Moms Blog contributor.  It also marks the fifth anniversary of my personal blog.  I've known since the fifth grade that I wanted to be a writer, but...

As far as I know, I don't know anyone who has joined the Witness Protection Program.  I read an article that likened participation in the program to falling off the face of the Earth, noting that...

When I grocery shop without a list, two things usually happen - I make too many impulse purchases and I come home without the things that I actually went to the grocery to buy. There's an art to making a...

  Last night I ordered three books that I plan to read on our beach vacation.  I asked several friends for book recommendations, added about ten books to my Amazon cart, then whittled my choices down to three. ...

Like everyone I know, I’m busy. CRAZY busy. If I spy a few free minutes on my calendar, I feel compelled to squeeze in one more thing. I carry around a tote bag filled...

Here’s an end-of-the-year shout out to all the Room Moms who still have the fortitude in May to send out group emails trying to organize the rest of us. I was a Room Mom once...

Whether you are a tourist or a local, if you are looking to experience elegant “Old Florida” charm, look no further than Winter Park, Florida, a city just north of downtown Orlando. Winter Park...

It's not unusual for my daughters to talk about my parents, commenting on their likes, their dislikes, and describing what they would say about a particular topic.  It's very important to me that my parents are...

I usually shy away from blogging about controversial "hot button" issues like religion, politics, and taking small children to restaurants.  So I'm writing outside my comfort zone today after recently stumbling across a blog post that caught...

Merriam-Webster defines SPORTSMANSHIP as fair play, respect for opponents, and polite behavior by someone who is competing in a sport or other competition. Parents and coaches - you don't need a mirror to see your...

Despite being a mom who loves holiday traditions, we have surprisingly few when it comes to Easter baskets, probably because we've spent Easter out-of-town for the last six years. Our only two Easter basket "must haves"...

As a mother of two daughters, my parenting goals are to raise self-sufficient women who display integrity and compassion, who live happy and fulfilling lives, and who share and value a strong family bond.  Sometimes I lose sight of those goals when I...

Proctor and Gamble's #LikeAGirl commercial aired during Katy Perry's Superbowl halftime show, coincidentally (or maybe not) the only part of the Superbowl that most tween girls probably watched.  The commercial presents a series of video snippets of men, women, and...