Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world. Mother’s day is not about me, it’s about the gift I was given when I had my children. President Woodrow Wilson made it an official[More]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, Stride Rite released the results of a multi-phase study they commissioned. This report is titled “The Effects of Shoe Design on Children Learning to Walk” and reveals insight on how footwear affects a child’s development. The study ran over a two year period and was a partnership between the Hospital for Special[More]
Continue ReadingIt’s no secret to anybody that I spend most of my free time shopping, reading fashion blogs or magazines, or dreaming of pieces that I’d love to one day own. That being said, the bloggers and magazines are all saying one common thing for spring: prints, prints, and more prints. Prints paired with stripes, prints[More]
Continue ReadingMy daughter has recently decided to do volunteer work at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, our local animal shelter. I am very proud of her for wanting to volunteer and learn the benefits that come with it. We were told, when volunteering at an animal shelter, she should wear an old pair of jeans and[More]
Continue ReadingRecently, my mother found herself in the uncomfortable predicament of plantar fasciitis. In short, this is a very painful problem to have (check out my fellow blogger Chris’s blog, About Plantar Fasciitis, for more in depth coverage). It makes walking difficult much less any type of running or aerobic activity. Luckily, her daughter pointed her[More]
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