Mar 5, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Ashley Carson You’ve managed to set aside time in your busy schedule to escape to Myrtle Beach with your plus-one, sans kids, but now you have to figure out where to book your getaway before your pack your bags. We’ve done the homework for you, coming...
Mar 2, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson Never get between a nursing momma and her baby. She will cut you. I learned this the hard way. Back before I had babies of my own. I drove a friend up to the mountains for a bridal shower, quite literally, in the woods. Then we attempted...
Feb 22, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member, Rachel Hoeing Do you have an anniversary coming up? Do you and your significant other need to reconnect? Do you just need to escape for a while? North Carolina is not at a loss for amazing weekend retreats for couples. We’ve polled our...
Feb 21, 2020 | Adult Education, Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd Choosing to be kind, having hope, and offering words of encouragement are always the right things to do. These acts are especially welcomed in today’s world that seems fraught with so many sad stories and bad situations. Selections...
Feb 18, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Family Time, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Ashley Carson North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina has been drawing in families for decades now. With private stretches of white, sandy beaches, hundreds of restaurants and fun annual events, it’s no surprise that families return year after year. Dozens...
Feb 14, 2020 | Adults, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger JamillahNeeairah Nasir Recently, I was at brunch with The Committee when the topic of love and relationships came up. Usually, I take this moment to use the ladies’ room, check my email, or get another bagel and top off my coffee. I usually...
Feb 7, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Domestic violence. Child abuse. Natural disasters. As we’ve become more aware of the impacts of these and other traumatic experiences on people throughout their lives,...
Feb 6, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Alyssa Tabacca, author of Driving the Big Van Every once in a while I am on top of things around the house. Solving problems, fixing broken glass. For example, the frame around our back door has been broken for almost a year. A determined person could...
Feb 1, 2020 | Adults, Desserteries & Coffee Houses, Helpful Lists & Directories, Marriage & Couples, Mom & Dads Directories, Restaurants
Updated by Anna Keller & Rachel Hoeing This directory is sponsored by Tap That Axe Throwing, which is bringing you the hottest trend in indoor sports and giving you a fun and relaxing atmosphere to hang out and relieve some stress. They offer the opportunity to do...
Jan 18, 2020 | Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd Crackling fires, fuzzy blankets, hot tea and great books… these are some of my favorite things on cold, winter days and things that are hygge. I was recently introduced to the concept of hygge which, according to Wikipedia, is a...
Jan 17, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Sarah Jenkins The first year of the last decade held the most devastating moments I have ever walked through. I began 2010 thrilled to be expecting our second child. By St. Patrick’s Day, our hearts were shattered with the knowledge that our baby...
Jan 11, 2020 | Adult Education, Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education
By Guest Blogger Lisa Witherspoon I have a love-hate relationship with book stores. I LOVE perusing all the books, reading the summaries, and adding to my “to-read” list. I HATE that I can’t read them all! When my three daughters were little, my love for reading is...
Jan 10, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Single Parenting
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Parenting is full of joys and challenges in all families, but parents who are separated or divorced can face unique challenges. Through our work with the Healthy...
Jan 8, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Rachel Hoeing If you are looking for a fun vacation with your spouse, other couples, or a girls’ trip, look no further than Nashville, Tennessee! It has become a hotspot for couple’s getaways as well as girls’ trips and bachelorette parties, and...
Jan 6, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Humor, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Kelly Hines Ah, the New Year. The time when everyone scrambles around trying to find something meaningful and life changing to commit themselves to. This year, I’m going to run a marathon! This year, I’m going to lose 50 pounds! This year, I’m going...
Jan 3, 2020 | Adults, Crafts & Hobbies, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Michelle Barson If you’re still looking to make a New Year’s resolution, or maybe you want to just try something new, then I have the perfect idea. Join a book club! I recently joined a group that I thoroughly enjoy – so much so that...
Jan 1, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” George Eliot I turned 40 this past year. It was a welcome decade to enter. My 20s were spent learning about myself and creating new experiences with friends. The entire decade of...
Dec 28, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, Entertaining, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Recreation
By Rachel Hoeing What if you made a goal to connect more with others in 2020? Strengthen your family by having more family time? Schedule date nights to connect with your partner? Build your friendships by having get-togethers? TMoM has many ideas of ways to connect...
Dec 27, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health
By Guest Blogger Kristen Bagwell The vast majority of women who have breast augmentation surgery have positive, healthy results. However, there’s a growing population of women experiencing adverse effects, including a rare type of cancer – that seem to be...
Dec 26, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Holidays, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger JamillahNeeairah Nasir “Mama J” There are some things I’ve always enjoyed about the holidays. I still love watching corny holiday movies on the Hallmark channel while I’m making Kwanzaa gifts for my family and friends. I never tire of seeing...
Dec 24, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Holidays, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Carrie Sockwell, author of Our Carolina Home Christmas Eve was my favorite day growing up as a kid. I loved it so much more than Christmas day because of the anticipation and build up of Christmas coming to an overwhelming peak. The excitement of...
Dec 14, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Anna Keller I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the all things I enjoy and how many of them just don’t fit into my life at the moment. At first, I gave myself a hard time about that, challenging myself to find time to squeeze everything in, but after a while I...
Dec 12, 2019 | Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd Win a book of your choice from today’s blog! December is known as the most wonderful time of year, yet, we are often pulled into the hustle and bustle with long “to do” lists, stressful preparations and just too many things going...
Dec 1, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, Info about Our Website, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads
Who wants a $50 Amazon gift card just in time for the holidays? We will choose one random winner on December 20th to receive this prize! It’s easy to enter! Follow us on Instagram here: instagram.com/triadmomsonmain Look for this image and tag five...
Nov 26, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger JamillahNeeairah Nasir “Mama J” When I was a young girl, I spent countless Saturdays pouring over back issues of National Geographic and imagining myself dancing through the streets of the Congo, backpacking along the Chinese wall, or as part of the...
Nov 15, 2019 | Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd Win a book of your choice from today’s blog! November marks the beginning of a season when gratitude is top-of-mind. Studies show that practices of gratitude can significantly improve lives and even alter a brain’s makeup for the...
Nov 10, 2019 | Adults, Arts & Enrichment Activities, By Location, By Stage, Local Events, Local Resources, Recreation, Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Youth Chorus Annual Winter Celebration Concert Calvary Moravian 600 Holly Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 December 7, 2019 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Cost: $15.00 for adults; $10 for students Website: wsyouthchorus.org Facebook:...
Nov 5, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Wendy Bartlett I have done it. I have lost weight and kept it off for 8 months. How? I used the app called Noom. You may have seen it on Facebook or heard about it on NPR. I saw it on Facebook, and on December 31, 2018, I was on my way home from...
Nov 4, 2019 | Adults, By Location, By Stage, Local Sales & Shopping Events, Our Favorite Finds, Shopping, Teens & Tweens, Winston-Salem, Women's Fashion
By Rachel Hoeing Mellie & Emilia has guided us through a year of fashion on Triad Moms on Main! Their boutique is charming, upscale, and contemporary all rolled into one. Be sure to pop into the store located close to downtown Winston-Salem to see what’s new...
Oct 29, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, Legal & Financial, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Tracy Clark, Head of Marketing at Parsec Financial My daughter recently turned four and my parents gave her a purse with four dollars in it. Two, they told her, were to buy anything she wanted. Another dollar was to save in her piggy bank and the last...
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