Health + Safety

Hey Mamas!  This weeks weather is helping me get excited about a super fun race that is returning to OKC in April!  No, I'm not talking about the OKC Memorial Marathon, which if you are participating in, WAY TO...

This is part one of a four part series.  Check back each Friday in March to hear more of Crislyn's personal story with learning about and handling her son's severe allergies. Part 1: Warning Signs Hi! My name is Crislyn and...

"I can not run" is a phrase I have said numerous times in my life - too many times to count. It finally hit me one day that by me saying I can't, that I was telling myself no.  That I...

As a new mother, every stage in my son’s development brings something new to the table.  I would love to be one of those moms that knows how to handle anything thrown my way, but I’m not.  I’m just...

I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel stretched to the limit in every aspect of the phrase.  My time is stretched, my money is stretched, my energy is stretched, my patience is stretched, and so on and...

We're back in the land of the living! Over the last two weeks we contracted everything you could possibly get by licking a Walmart shopping cart handle and it wasn't pretty. We ALL had an ugly stomach bug and...

Exercising has never been a priority for me as it should be, especially as a working mother of three kids.  As I now strive to shed the last unwanted baby weight, I knew something had to be done.  Lately,...

As someone with a self proclaimed sweet tooth, Emily Karlovitz found it hard to fulfill this desire when she became a vegan; so she experimented with recipes and ingredients and found ways to make vegan treats just as delicious...

Despite the cold weather we have been experiencing, Spring is quickly approaching and approximately 2 months away. This means more time around pools, lakes, and even oceans for many families. In order to prepare you and your children to...

‘My baby boy is not going to be perfect?’….'there is something wrong with him?'….'I am totally powerless to help him!’….’why does it have to be my baby?’ These were a few of the many thoughts trailing  through my mind upon...

As moms we are busy. Really busy. Whether we are staying at home, working part-time, working full-time or running a Fortune 500 company, we are busy. The demands of life, of kids, of spouses, of our duties inevitably creeps...

Our friends at Mash Up Conditioning have put together a Fitness Challenge just for OKC Moms Blog and we are thrilled! Each day via Facebook and Twitter, we will be posting a short (5 minute or less) activity for...