Lafayette Mom

Let me transport you for a minute. Let's pretend that you are Sleeping Beauty. A spell was cast upon you some time ago and you took a really long nap. You wake up starving, reaching for a venti iced...

When I was six years old, I distinctly remember constantly re-writing my Christmas list to Santa. It was the same 5-6 items that I was asking for, my little and innocent mind changing the priority of the toys.  My...

In general, the holidays are a difficult time for those who are grieving. Infertility is a different type of grief, because you're grieving for something you've never had. It is a constant loop of grief every month. During Christmas,...

Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by 4D, a proudly New Orleans based company. That said, we are excited to partner with them to bless one lucky mom with a $500 gift card just in time to end the...

Honestly, I didn't navigate quarantine or the shelter at home orders as well as I thought I would. The day George Floyd was murdered was the day after the woman in Central Park called the cops on the man who...

I’ve said it several times now. And I am sure I will say it many more times before we are out of the woods - this year has been weird. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down...

Disclosure: This post was written by Aimee Cotter, Director of Advancement and sponsored by Academy of the Sacred Heart and Berchmans Academy. Four Tips to Help Manage Academic Transitions Transitions are hard for all of us. Single to married, married to...

  Winter is my favorite time to hit the road and get outdoors. Cold weather camping is pretty much the only time I want to be outside because I detest the heat and the mosquitos. It’s also the perfect time...

This post is totally not sponsored. I have paid for the items discussed below or they have been gifted to my children by friends and family members. Before I had kids and when my kids were too tiny to really play...

2020 has been a year of firsts for all of us. The change has been novel and, at times, overwhelming. But I dare to say that none of us have felt it more than those who became new and...