This post if the first in a series of three about the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, & recycle. (Check out my previous blog about how they’re not all created equal.) The first — REDUCE — is often the best one to start with when trying to limit your family’s impact on the environment. Reducing is […]
Hello! It’s Mel from New Life Doula Services. Because it’s International Breastfeeding Week (August 1 – 7 every year), I wanted to take some time and talk with one of our very own Wenatchee Mom Bloggers and an amazing breastfeeding advocate, networker and collaborator: Carrie Bews. If you’ve ever attended a mother and baby support group at […]
I’m sitting here at work today thinking about my childhood. I’m thinking about the people who inspired me, the people I looked up to. Not just one specific person comes to mind. I was fortunate. I had many great teachers and coaches over the years that inspired me and pushed me to be great. I […]
Many of you have probably heard of the organization Small Miracles here in the Wenatchee Valley. Two summers ago, I signed up to volunteer with them to serve lunches to kids during the summer who most likely didn’t have access to food during the day at home. A lot of these kids are left home […]
Kari DeMarco had long wanted to adopt a child. Her husband, Andy, wasn’t on board. “He’d say, ‘Let’s just try not to screw up the two we already have.’” The DeMarcos’ two biological children, a boy and girl who are now grown, were still very young at the time, more than a decade ago. Life was busy for […]
The more involved my husband and I become in this community, the more events we are invited to attend. A lot of these events are semi-formal or formal. I am not a dress shopper, not even a little bit. In fact, I hate it. How often are you going to wear that same dress? Probably […]