Feliz Hall
Living the crazy #momlife with two school-aged kiddos. You can mostly find me with coffee in one hand and a laptop in the other, all while trying to teach both kids! But, we are moms, right? Multitasking is the name of the game. I'm excited to share this experience with you all!
Native American Heritage Month: Musings on Spirituality
I am not Native American, but was raised with spirituality based strongly on teachings found in various Native American lessons. Years later, I would marry a man who is 50% Native American. I strive...
It Happened to Us: A Bomb Threat at School
It started with a bomb threat to the entire school district.
It ended with an unnerving and forced reality; one in which, despite growing up with multiple bomb threats and being in high school during...
What I learned in Kindergarten
Most parents eventually earn a new and fleeting title: Kindergarten Parent. During my time in this crucial, but quick, stage, I realized that a handful of poignant lessons dwarf those about colors and shapes....
Dear 25-Year-Old Me…
Dear 25-Year-Old Me,
I see you there - pregnant, unknowing what a onesie is or how game changing a diaper blowout can really be. You are navigating the treacherous first years of marriage and feel...
Drowning: Know the Signs; Save a Life
The only thing that causes more deaths in children ages 1-4 than drowning is birth defects and with all children up to age 14, drowning is the number two cause of accidental death (car accidents remain first). ...
Buffets: Hidden Gems or Germ Pools?
This is probably Anti-American, but I HATE buffets.
Honest.
They gross me out at the same level of ick-factor one has after watching a kid pick his nose and then grab the ladle you are to touch. ...
Marathon training tips from Amy Robillard
Has the Flying Pig inspired you to run a marathon, but you don't know where to start? Cincinnati's own past Pig winner and Olympic Trial Qualifier, Amy Robillard, offers some advice to those moms out there hoping...
Faces of Cincinnati: Local Flying Pig Champ, Amy Robillard
Meet Amy Robillard. Our local runner has been featured in numerous articles over the past years detailing not just her achievements as a runner but also the marathon journey and her family. Some of her...
A Guide for Parents of Working-Aged Children
With the season of summer jobs approaching, you may find yourself entering a new stage of life: parent of a working-aged child. This new world now has someone else (a hiring manager) telling you how you...
The Dreaded Participation Trophy
She walked across the bulkhead studying what a volunteer hurriedly handed her, completely oblivious to all else as her relieved and excited smile painted pride on her face. When she reached the other side of...