Lafayette Mom

Mom, I've always known your love for me. Every day. Since I can remember. I am immensely grateful to have known your love my entire existence in this world. I've known your love no matter the space and time...

We were all warned growing up. Beware the mother-in-law. I can't remember where and when it started. Snippets from adult conversations. Books, movies, TV shows. Definitely Everybody Loves Raymond. I was in high school when I watched Jennifer Lopez's and Jane Fonda's...

Hey sweet girl, I wanted to tell you just how special you are to our family. You are amazing, fun, brilliant, tough, and funny. Your curiosity is growing just as fast as your vocabulary. We probably don't monitor what we...

Pizza is sacred Okay okay okay, hear me out. I come from an Italian family, pizza is sacred. When I saw this on tik tok I actually thought to myself, "what kind of human would make a crust out of...

I’m due for a cry. As a kid, I was a bit of a crybaby. I was always sensitive and anything from a skinned knee, to a bad grade, to seeing someone else suffering could set me off. In...

Lafayette Be the Change Spotlight :: Introducing United Way of Acadiana This month for our “Be the Change Spotlight,” we’d like to introduce you to United Way of Acadiana, an organization who is committed to uniting people and organizations with...

Disclosure:: This post is sponsored by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  Tips to Balance Work, School, and Kids In 2019, I was working full time in a new position and navigating life with a 2-year-old when I decided once again...

I decided 2021 was going to be the year of me. This is going to be the year I work on myself, wholeheartedly. Most of my life I have dealt with pretty severe depression and anxiety. I wanted this year...

  Literally, no one I know in the year 2021 needs to spend more time with their kids. After making weekend plans with my partner I received some very passive-aggressive comments from someone I considered a good friend; a lot of...

Here's my latest Instagram round-up... this time featuring healthy eating accounts OR accounts that feature some pretty smart hacks. @themacrobarista Alex provides the BEST coffee hacks for making your coffee orders less of an indulgence while still tasting amazing. His recipes...