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While at my freshman orientation for high school, I was asked my social security number. I didn't know it and the woman registering me was mortified. She very rudely said something along the lines of "You are close to...

Getting through the week can be rough. Here are some daily hacks to help us moms get by in Acadiana. Monday Most moms have at least one day of the week that entail toting around tots to extracurricular activities. Monday is...

We all do it. The hustle and bustle of the afternoon. Homework, chauffeuring to sports, dinner, baths, cleaning up, all while dreaming of that moment when we get to finally lie down in bed. Sometimes the crowning moment of...

I’ve never been one to have many friends. For me, it’s always boiled down to quality over quantity. In high school, it was two girls from my class. In college, it was just a few of my sorority sisters....

It's never been a question of "will you work outside the home?" I always assumed I would. My mother always worked, so I assumed I always would. What I did not see then, I see so clearly now. For most...

I see you, Mama, with your precious boy with the long eyelashes and beautiful smile. He says "Hello" and "Yes Ma'am" and even says grace before his meals. He gives bear hugs and sweet kisses and tells you how...

I'm a social worker.  A hospice social worker to be exact. I know, I know, sounds like loads of fun. Truly though, I love my job and each one of my patients. Luckily, if you consider it luck, most of my...

My first two children were born 12 months apart. You know what they call that? Irish Twins Oh we have the luck o' the Irish in our blood. Walking around wearing a baby, while holding a baby, is a tough gig. You...

Five years ago, my husband and I spent the best $100 of our lives by joining Financial Peace University. FPU is a 9-week class hosted by Dave Ramsey, author of Total Money Makeover and Complete Guide to Money. This...

So far, my husband and I are the first couple within our immediate group of friends to have children. Has this fact affected our social lives? Yes. Has it been a detriment to our friendships? Not the ones that...