This year, my only New Year's Resolution is to not make any. It's nice to have a clean slate, but every time I focus too much on a goal and make tons of resolutions, it only back fires. I'm sitting...
Happy New Year! 2016 was another huge year for Fairfield County Moms Blog! As a collaborative blog written by and for local moms, our primary focus is delivering valuable content to YOU, our mommy readers. This year our contributors opened themselves up and poured...
It was a typical weeknight about ten days before Christmas. I had a list of twenty items that needed to be completed before the holiday arrived, yet the idea of sitting on my couch in sweatpants watching Monday Night...
As a newbie at this whole mom thing and a stranger in a new town I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of my "mom tribe." This mom tribe is the group of moms you rely on for just about everything....
First let me start off by apologizing that I'm "that person" who writes a health and fitness blog right in the middle of the holiday season. I'm sure I'll be eating Christmas cookies by the jar full on at least...
I love everything about the month of December. Twinkling lights, frost on the window panes, Starbucks' Caramel Brulee Lattes, my family's traditions, and the list could go on for days - 31 to be exact.
This Christmas season has started off a bit differently...
Tis the season of unreasonable high parenting expectations.
I put pressure on myself all year to create the “perfect” magical childhood for my two young daughters. But once the air turns crisp and cool and the sunsets literally arrive when...
I live for traditions. To me, traditions are like visiting with an old friend - they are predictable, you can count on them, they bring a smile to your face, and they always give you something to look forward...
Happy first birthday, my sweet boy. Someday I'll tell you the story about how long we waited for you. Imagined you. Those last few weeks of my pregnancy seemed to just drag with anticipation. Were you a boy or...
There's a little pep talk that I give myself every morning around 2:30am when I have a 4 year old sleeping on top of me like an octopus and sucking her thumb like a starved pig attacking it's mother's...
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A Guide to Beauty & Pampering in Fairfield County
We claim to know how important self-care is, yet we often neglect ourselves. Book that appointment! Go and get those highlights you've been wanting....
