Green Bay Area Mom

At Festival Foods, we want to help you make small changes that lead to healthy habits that lead to a better, healthier life. And we want to do it in a way that is approachable, friendly and manageable.

We all have at least one person on our list...you know, the person who is difficult to shop for. Or, that person you tend to buy the same thing for over and over. Well, this year is going to be different! Consider this: A gift that comes in a modern circular tin, holding 20 $10 coaster-inspired coupons to some of the area's best restaurants. Oh, and, did I mention it's only $30? Seriously, a gift worth $200 for only $30. Have I piqued your interest yet? If so, you need to learn more about CityTins. It may just be your gift-giving life-saver.

Books to the Rescue! is a program that launched in Ohio about a year ago.  Its mission is to equip police cruisers and rescue personnel with bags or bins that are stocked with books and activities. These books and activities will be given to children in crisis situations to help distract and comfort those little ones in their times of need.  These bags of books can also be used in crisis centers, or any place that there may be children who need something to calm them in a difficult situation.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we are thrilled to be partnering with Ink to the People to offer our readers an opportunity to join us and more than a dozen City Moms Blog Sister Sites across the country in raising funds for Look Good Feel Better.  This organization teaches beauty techniques to people with cancer, helping them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. The program includes lessons on skin and nail care, cosmetic techniques, and wigs and turbans.  The goal is to help people find some normalcy in a life that has ceased to be normal.

I'll admit it, the news depresses me. Terrorist attacks, random shootings, two women recently murdered in quiet little Bellevue. How do you raise kids in such a violent and cruel world? How can I protect my kids when so many of these acts appear to be random? These questions and more kept me awake at night. So I decided to do something about it.

The neighborhood that my family is fortunate enough to live in could be mistaken for one from a scene of Pleasantville. The children run and play safely in the street and all of the backyards meet in a way that one cannot be differentiated from another. Our 2 year old is among the youngest on our quaint block, and still the older children include him without question or prejudice.

Confession. On more than one occasion, I’ve been unsure if I’ve secured my daughter into her car seat properly. I’ve tightened and pulled and shrugged, all the while praying nothing bad happens as I...

The below post was submitted by guest contributor, Ashlee Rahmlow.  Thank you, Ashlee, for writing about your experience with Postpartum Anxiety, and, for offering support for so many others.  Please read more about Ashlee...