Lauren Wiatrek
Has the Art of Hosting Truly Been Lost?
Today it seems everyone is in a rush. Rush to get to work, rush to get home from work, rush to cook dinner, rush get the kids to bed, rush through the kid’s birthday...
Holidays…Sugar, Sugar, Sugar. Why So Much Sugar?
As a mom of two young girls, ages three and one (and having been diagnosed with breast cancer five months ago), I have become hyperaware of sugar. We all know it is not good...
We Are The Storm {Breast Cancer Awareness Month}
As Breast Cancer Awareness month is here I have to continue to wrap my head around the fact that I am personally included in this month. I am a breast cancer patient: Invasive Ductal...
Fall Date Nights
Fall is my favorite season…something about the air turning a few degrees cooler (it is Texas after all), football playing in the background, family coming together to cook delicious comfort foods. It is the...
Is There Such a Thing as Mom Time With Littles?
Where does the time go? Not only are my kids born and two seconds later they are suddenly doing the baby drunk walk, but then my oldest is at pre-school. They say "the days...
Momming on Chemo
When I wake up in the morning, my husband has usually been up for an hour or so with our eldest, spunky, doesn't-need-sleep daughter. Before I can greet anyone I have to take my...
Menopause at 33? Was I Ready To Stop Having Babies?
When I was first diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage 3C, my doctor wanted to know if I would be interested in family preservation. I was thankful she asked the question, as I was...
We Weren’t Ready to Wean…But Cancer Told Us Otherwise
I breastfed both of my daughters, my first daughter latched super easy and nursed both sides every feeding. Never burped, never spit up. Happy happy eater…happy happy mama. Then my second daughter was born...
I’m a Natural Mama
It all started with my mom pushing the veggies. I have family members who vividly remember me eagerly reaching for sliced bell peppers over sugary snacks when I was around four years old. This...
6 Steps to Become Mom Boss Babe
(This article pairs well with a glass of wine and the song
Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise by the Avett Brothers)
Does staying home mean abandoning your professional identity and perhaps more importantly, your...