February 28, 2021 I tried the Baby Foot peel and OMG Have you ever tried an at-home foot peel? The Baby Foot peel treatment has been all the rage for a few years now. I’ve…
February 26, 2021 Heads up: kids are super stressed right now We’re going back to school full-time in a couple of weeks, and we are NOT happy about it. Hybrid schooling has worked really well…
February 20, 2021 When bad nosebleeds happen to good people I recently lost an entire weekend – and a lot of blood – to an unstoppable, 7-hour nosebleed. This was my first-ever nosebleed and…
January 25, 2021 Welcome to the self-care zone at Stems & Stone It took a year as awful as 2020 to get us all properly focused on self-care. Taking time to focus on intentionally caring for…
January 17, 2021 How to be ready for your daughter’s first period If you’re the parent of a young daughter, there’s a big day ahead – not just for her, but for you as well. And…
January 3, 2021 How do you say the most impossible goodbye? I am heartbroken to share that, although we had a perfectly wonderful Christmas at home together with our happy and seemingly healthy pets, our…
December 12, 2020 When one parent is the “bad guy” E and I have been parenting together for more than ten years now, and we’re still learning and growing every day. If you had…
November 8, 2020 I broke up with food to save my life I’ve dropped a few hints here on the blog about a big diet I embarked on last fall. It’s called Optifast and it’s a…
November 2, 2020 Why feeding kids the BRAT diet may be a big mistake I’ve learned a whole lot this week thanks to one terrific ER doc at the Nationwide Children’s Lewis Center Close to Home location. She…
September 28, 2020 Why my #SunriseRunCrew is so special to me There’s something truly mind, body and soul-enriching about the perfect trifecta that is time spent with good friends, enjoying physical activity, in the great…
