By: Cheryl Maguire In an attempt to break the deafening teen silence during breakfast, I began a conversation. “So I saw a meme . . .” Laughter erupted from my twin teens. “It’s pronounced MEEEM, not MEH-MM. You sound like Elle’s mom who said MeeMee,” my teen daughter corrected me. Just for the record—I’m not … More Mom Inspired YouTube Challenges
By: Lauren Carmichael About 10%-12% of women in the United States have difficulty getting pregnant or staying pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I have been in the process of trying to donate my eggs since February 2017. I have always had an interest in the process. I applied to be … More My Experience with Egg Donation
By: Guest Blogger, Andrea Mitchell Earlier this summer, our family succumbed to the flu that had been making its rounds throughout the area during the late winter and spring. I thought we’d made it through flu season without one of us getting it, which for my family of 5 is a small miracle. I … More Easy Peasy Chicken Noodle Soup for the Summer Flu
By: Guest Blogger, Allison Morgan I have a new thing that I’ve started doing with some friends of mine. Each week, we make a recipe that is healthy-ish, and then we trade among ourselves, so we get anywhere between 2-4 different lunches for the week, and we only had to make one meal! Doing … More Working Mom Hack: Meal Swap
We’re excited to announce that we’re sponsoring another Signature Moms Blog Contest! All mothers, grandmothers and aunts in the South Shore area of Massachusetts are invited to enter from July 9 through August 3. The contest will culminate with five women joining our paid team of bloggers, currently comprised of Sandy Churchill, Tanya Pimental, Martianne Stanger, … More We Want You to Join Our Team of Bloggers
By: Lauren Carmichael I gave up social media for a few days. Here’s what happened: I made a deal with my brother to not go on social media for an entire week. Spoiler alert: We both didn’t make it. Before you keep reading, know that this isn’t a typical “my life was better, and … More I Gave Up Social Media for a Few Days
By: Sandy Churchill This Sunday at church, a blast of twangy fiddle music blasted just a few minutes into the Mass. The country hoe-down tune made me smile, not just for the peppy burst of unexpected cell phone music, but when I glimpsed the owner of said cell phone: a sweet, quivery octogenarian who … More Ageless Style
By: Keith Merlin, MD, Chief, Department of OBGYN Ovarian cancer will affect about 1 in 80 women in their lifetime. Early diagnosis of the disease can be challenging as there is no screening test like a Pap smear for cervical cancer. Family history can sometimes provide a clue. If you have multiple relatives–mother, sisters, aunt, grandmothers–with … More Ovarian Cancer Awareness
By: Lauren Carmichael So, my husband and I want another baby. I feel confident I have all the major necessities needed to expand a family such as I have a roof over my head, a stable job, three meals a day, and a loving family. So why is it I lay awake at night … More Is There Ever a Good Time to Have a Baby?
By: Sandy Churchill Recently, I happened upon a jauntily-crayoned rainbow sign that simply said, “Kindness.” It was masking-taped in an elementary school hallway in honor of “Kindness Month, ” as part of the year-long Character Counts initiative. The simplicity and bold yellow-orange-and-green stripes of the sign made me smile. Kindness. The image in the third … More Kindness Month Could Inspire Us All
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