May 14, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ashley Quinn Kibby When I transitioned from my creative career to running a household full time, I thought that I was “taking a break from work,” and “staying home with the kids,” but what I was actually doing was starting a new job. Had I realized...
May 5, 2021 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In honor of Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, we want to give a special shout out to our amazing community of moms. We hope that each of you are able to smile thinking about all the joy that being a mom can bring. (Let’s...
Apr 12, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Ashley Quinn Kibby While I was pregnant with my twins, I read many books and articles written for mothers of multiples. Some good, some horrible, many functional, mostly instructional, with contents covering sleeping, napping, nursing, wrapping,...
Apr 7, 2021 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Tara Pitts By mid-January of this year, I had hit a wall. Between my spouse working from home for the last 10 months, and my teens’ virtual learning schedule, I rarely had any time without someone asking for food, advice, or technical assistance with...
Mar 30, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ashley Quinn Kibby Parenting is transformational on every level. Overnight, my husband and I multiplied from two to four. We became oxytocin bodies, with increased feedback loops for social experience and bonding. We interrupted our daily wake, work,...
Mar 29, 2021 | Adults, Babies, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger April Prioleau I spent my entire pregnancy working from home during the pandemic. I remember it like it was yesterday. This was the first time that I was able to be home with my girls. I was kind of a stay-at-home mom, but I wasn’t. I worked full...
Mar 27, 2021 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey In continued celebration of Women’s History month, TMoM would like to help those of you who have either promised yourselves that you would find a group to network with or you would like to find a group to share some common...
Mar 17, 2021 | Babies, By Stage, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller I just had my second baby on February 19, so since the hospital stay is fresh on my mind I thought I’d share a peek into what I packed this time around. When my first baby was born, I remember doing tons of research to try to figure out...
Feb 27, 2021 | By Location, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Winston-Salem, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey Even before the pandemic, women have craved opportunities to network with one another. It gives us an opportunity to run ideas by others or get perspectives we might not have considered. Moreover, it gives us an opportunity to...
Feb 15, 2021 | Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Shopping, Spas & Salons
— Win a $100 Gift Card for Esthetic Services from Yudy McGuiness Artistry! One lucky TMoM reader will be randomly chosen. To enter, click the link below to submit a short survey. (*This prize cannot be combined with other promotions.) Yudy McGuiness Artistry and...
Feb 15, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Katie Myers There was a time, not too long ago, where I dreaded all seven days of the week. I got sick at the thought of doing laundry. Overwhelmed at the mere mention of being trapped in my house with two children. Two children home with me for what...
Jan 25, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, Ph.D., LCMHC, LMFT The daily to-do lists of parents can feel overwhelming at times–because they are overwhelming! Get the kids up, fed, and ready for school on time. Then, make sure the kids get picked up or have somewhere safe...
Jan 20, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Our Favorite Finds, Shopping
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller The balance I try to strike in our home is safety + convenience. I aim to choose products and appliances that make our busy lives easier, sure, but also prioritize the safety of products and want to choose clean versions whenever...
Jan 15, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon I found my first gray hair on the morning of my college graduation. I had other things to worry about, so I casually plucked it out and bobby-pinned my hat in place. Over the next few years, the little specks of glitter continued to pop...
Jan 14, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Sara “RaRa” Gibson with PostPartum By RaRa Everyone will tell you that pregnancy is over once you finally meet your new little one, but is that really the case? The idea of the “4th trimester” and thinking of it as a part of pregnancy is a...
Jan 9, 2021 | Crafts & Hobbies, Entertaining, Family Time, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing Looking for ideas for indoor fun? Whether it’s due to COVID, bad weather, trying to save money, or just sheer boredom, we all need new ideas (away from screens!) to enjoy time while we are staying at home! Most of these are not...
Jan 8, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Lauren Warren “Side hustles” are all the rage now. Between COVID, the slow down in the economy, and our consumer culture, we all could use some extra cash. And that is where the side gig comes in. But, what exactly is a side hustle? And, are they as...
Jan 7, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Katie Allen, author of Allen in the Family Yep. You read that right. This baby is the result of an IUD pregnancy. In February of 2020 my husband and I decided to call off trying for a baby. We suffered a traumatic miscarriage the previous November and...
Jan 1, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Julie Fritz With a new year upon us, it seems an appropriate time for self-reflection. A time to think about what we would like to do differently and how to focus our growth and change for the year to come. Personally, I am on a journey of...
Dec 21, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Family Time, Holidays, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelley Eanes, author of kelleyeanes.com I’m not sure why it seemed like a good idea, but the year we welcomed our third daughter into the world our family decided to load up our 2-week-old, 2-year-old, and 4-year-old and head to the mountains so we...
Dec 15, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
— Virtual Evening Mom Talk Sponsored by Cone Hospital Wednesday evenings 6:00pm – 6:50pm No fee Register each week This virtual mom-led group offers support and connection to mothers as they journey through the adjustments and struggles of that sometimes...
Dec 15, 2020 | Education, High School & Beyond, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Captain Joel Barba, U.S. Army Soldiers are just people; same as you. We laugh and cry. We watch sports and play video games. We raise families and love our children. We shared dreams and aspirations when we were school-age children, and somewhere...
Dec 11, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd “The sirens went off — Hurry! Hide! My mom, super preggo with me and almost ready to burst, held my father’s hand as he held my brother in his arms. Together, they ran for shelter as the bombs steadily rained down.”...
Nov 26, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Holidays, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller This has been quite the year, and now that the holiday season is upon us I think we’re all being reminded of just how strange and insular 2020 has been. As most of us make plans to spend the season in much more contained ways than...
Nov 24, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Entertaining, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By TMoM Team Member Laura Dydek 2020 has been a year of creativity. While the world has been on lockdown and we have been 6-feet-apart for months, people have been forced to find creative ways to get things done and stay sane. So when my best friend’s wedding was...
Nov 23, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Amie Havens I am a 45 year old woman, residing in Winston-Salem, with an amazing husband, and two wonderful stepchildren. Starting around September of last year, my life would take a dramatic turn for the worse. Little did I know at the time for the...
Oct 20, 2020 | Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon I spend hours of my day in the car. Hours. Every. Single. Day. My kids play sports, and in this weird Covid reality, that means driving back and forth between two locations four times in a given day. I literally spend four hours each...
Oct 10, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Amy Hughes My great grandmother died of ovarian cancer at just 39 years old. Her daughter, my paternal grandmother was diagnosed at 39 with breast cancer, and died before her 50th birthday. Two of her daughters, my aunts are currently in remission...
Oct 9, 2020 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey I grew up in a family especially familiar with the armed forces as several of my family members were in one branch or the other of the United States Military. As a result, I have always had a tremendous respect for military...
Sep 26, 2020 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. I come from a family of entrepreneurs. My grandmother decided that she no longer wanted to be a maid, so she got her cosmetology license and opened her own salon. She retired when she was around 80 years old. My mother...
