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Crisp weather, beautiful colors, pumpkin patches and corn mazes are just some of the wonderful things which come along with the transition to the fall season. For many years we went to the same farm every October to pick pumpkins, which usually included a hay ride out to one of the fields, and their...

I love to throw a good party and celebrating milestone birthdays is a great excuse to do just that! I had a party for my 30th. At that time I was in my residency in Pittsburgh, married with one daughter. Fast forward 10 years to a bigger bash for 40! I was then a mom of two, and I had been working i...

Here is a quick protein-punched, all-natural smoothie, for those mornings when you don't have time to sit and have a meal.... or the kids are whining they don't want to eat.... Whip this up and serve!

Ingredients

* 1 Medium-sized banana

Setting goals has always been a big part of my life. I feel like staying focused on what you want to achieve in life definitely helps you get there...or try to. Of course it can sometimes seem very overwhelming to think about what it might actually take to reach certain goals, but if you never set t...

We all love music in my family, and there is nothing better than live music.  Concerts are so much fun. Both of my daughters have favorite artists, and we were able to see them in concert several times.  These were all amazing experiences. I too have a favorite band which will be a good to...

Not much of a story behind this collection of photos, but I wanted to share a few favorites from when my daughters were very young. I do have a quick little anecdote, though, which you might find amusing. They both have the most amazing big blue eyes which would always get comments from people anywh...

European immigrants brought the first vines to Chile in the mid-1500s. Until the late 1990s, most of Chile's wine was consumed by its residents. As the winemakers started planting more vines and exporting more wine, the world began to see how wonderful these wi...

"We had a woman in our program...( long pause)...once." I literally heard this comment during one of my interviews for an orthopedic surgery residency. It can be a little overwhelming and frankly scary to decide on a career path which is so male dominated. I went to medical school with an ...

Welcome to "Fun Friday"...the last of our daily posts which we hope you have enjoyed this week. Fridays will be dedicated to offering some ideas of fun things to do both with and without the kids. I would love to start off by suggesting a visit to one of my family's favorite cities, New Yo...

I am going way back with a memory for our first "Throwback Thursday" post. I became a mom of two in 2002. I had always wanted two children, so I felt my family was complete. Very soon after the birth of my second daughter, my marriage ended, and now the family I had planned for looked diff...

South Africa has been producing wine since the first vines were planted in the mid-1600s, brought by the Dutch governors of Cape Colony. At one time, the sweet wine of the Constantia wine region was the most prized in the world. The most important South African wine regions are around the two cities...

Welcome to the first "Motivation Monday" post. Hopefully this content will be able to give you some insights into how we as working moms can try to stay motivated and inspired to set goals and achieve them no matter how big or how small. We will share some stories and personal victories, a...

The "happiest place on earth" has been a destination for us many times over the years, and we are definitely one of those families that doesn't get tired of visiting DisneyWorld. We started going when my girls were very young (they were both there as babies) and then picked up even more mo...

Before I started studying about wine I could generally just go on the advice of a friend when wanting a Bordeaux. French wine in a store frightened me. I took French in high school albeit, my teacher hated me because I couldn’t stop talking (for those that know me, this is still no surprise. ;). I d...

When you become a  mom, it  quickly becomes your number one identity. As working moms, I think our career is then a very close second, and it certainly can be a challenge to manage at times. This is always a recurring theme as we cover different topics on the blog.  You have a life th...