Lafayette Mom

Do you ever get sick of begging and pleading with your kids to eat what you have cooked for dinner? My kids will happily eat four meals with no fight: spaghetti & meatballs, tacos, pigs in a blanket, and...

We’ve all heard someone say it: "savor the moment," but what about those of us who can't seem to savor it because we are too busy obsessing over it? Maybe it's just me though. Maybe it’s some subconscious trigger stemmed...

I am a crier -- like a cry for commercials kind of crier. And not just for the sad ones, but for any and all commercials. For instance, I am known to cry every year when I see the...

Jason Aldean, I was so excited to see you in concert. I had my night planned. Dinner, drinks, relaxation. A night of fun was way overdue. As I scurried to drop off the kids and get us all ready,...

Silver Lining: Here's to All the Good Even During an Epidemic and Quarantine With the Governor mandating shutdown of many businesses and an order to STAY HOME on Sunday, people may have stiffened or shuttered at what this could mean. Frankly,...

As a business owner and entrepreneur, never in a million years would I have guessed that we’d be in this situation. Never. It’s just not something that’s been on my radar. Hurricanes? Yes, I got a plan for that....

Quarantine snacks? GONE. Lysol and toilet paper supply? GONE. Space between my shoulders and ear lobes? LONG. GONE. A few days ago I was welcoming spring flowers and sunshine. Now, I'm an extrovert on house arrest anticipating armageddon. My innocent obsession with Frozen 2 is...

In a time where Wal-Mart Pick-up has let us down and Costco is synonymous with chaos, it's time we raise our glasses to (some of) the real heroes of this time ... family run grocery stores. Just this morning,...

Seems easy enough, right? Just don’t leave. Just sit home. Don’t invite friends over. Keep your distance. Entertain your kids. Teach them their school work. But what about us working moms? Not those with the option to work from home....

To the wives of the oilfield, I know this is all scary - times two. Lay-offs are everywhere, and not just only in the oil industry, but we can’t help but get a little more scared with every cent...