Hey, CHS mamas! I am super excited to introduce you to my friend (and source of daily food inspiration), Valerie Skinner! Valerie is a local personal chef and food blogger (Thyme and Joy). I might be biased (towards wings...
Hello, my name is Ashley, and I’ve had chronic pain since I was 16.
Generally, this is not how I like to introduce myself. I like to think that I am more than the (sometimes) debilitating pain that wracks my...
Imagine a world where moms loved themselves as a whole in every stage of their journey. They held themselves to a realistic standard while knowing that each day they were 100% trying to be the best version of themselves....
2020 is the year of clear vision. I’m convinced the only way to see life, relationships, and the future clearly is by being still. This, of course, is easier said than done because life pummels forward faster than the...
It's the most wonderful time of the year . . . or not. With all the temptations that accompany this time of year, it can be hard to stay healthy and strong during the winter.
Whether you are being tempted...
It was the pie crust that broke me.
Three tries. I tried three times, but one was too dry, one was too warm, one was too tough, and by that third ruined one, I couldn’t do it anymore. I collapsed...
Holidays! Every year they show up.
Just like clockwork, the holidays happen over and over again.
It's like you can mark your calendar by them (she types with a smirk).
It seems that the holidays don't show up alone. They bring stress,...
I didn’t expect to hear her diagnosis over the phone: “She has Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. She needs to take Lamotrigine; you can pick it up at the pharmacy first thing in the morning.”
Looking back and knowing what I know...
I’ve always been pretty confident about myself as a person.
I figured anything I didn’t love about my body didn’t really matter because I am fantastic and that’s all that matters. To my chagrin, my confidence faded a lot during...
I am a self-proclaimed do-er.
An overachiever. A person, like many others, who have benefitted from the achievement model. I have always been “rewarded” for being ambitious; therefore, being ambitious is how I have always been.
In fact, people...
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The Junior League of Charleston (JLC) Diaper Bank collects, packages, and works with community partner organizations to distribute diapers to the community. For countless...
