Climb Out of the Darkness on June 25th :: Raising Awareness for Maternal Mental Health
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) affect 1 in 5 women during the reproductive process and approximately 1 in 10 men who have taken on the fathering role. These disorders include depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, OCD, and psychosis during and after pregnancy. PMADs are the most common birth complication in the United States, and BIPOC and LGBTQ+ populations are even further impacted. Because of this, an organization called Postpartum Support International is working diligently to raise awareness for maternal mental health in the United States and beyond. Part of their awareness and fundraising campaign is an event called Climb Out of the Darkness. Cities around...
Our family has been fostering dogs for the past couple of months. As scary as a jump that was, it has been a fun experience for me as well as my husband and kids.
I understand not everyone can take animals into their home, however, there are a few things YOU can do to help local Baton Rouge animals.
Donate used towels.
Animals are sometimes gross... we go through SO MANY towels cleaning up messes when we are fostering. Save your towels when you get new ones & pass on your used towels for messes and clean up.
Donate blankets.
These can be your old blankets when you are cleaning out your closets OR Walmart usually puts their fleece blankets on sale for $2-$3...
There is laundry everywhere.
An untidy jumble of folded and unfolded clothing that has sat on our dining room table for over a week, individuals snatching what they need, never bothering to put it away. But I can’t say anything.
I haven’t bothered either.
Because dust has settled on every surface even though I could have sworn I just dusted. And the kitchen island is forever in flux between clean and crumbs. And we spent an entire weekend weeding, putting the overgrown flower beds back to some semblance of order, only for the heat and rain to force the ever creeping chaos of new weedlings free of the soil.
And my children have run out of clean uniforms and underwear again, because of...
It is easy to have summer fun at the local library.
Who would have thought that so much summer fun could be had at the local library? This fun doesn't just include reading books. The East Baton Rouge Libraries have a summer calendar packed full of engaging programs for your children during the summer break, from a reading challenge to learning how to fish.
You heard that right! Check out some of the ways you can take advantage with summer fun at the local library, the EBR Libraries.
A summer reading program.
You can't mention the library without mentioning a summer reading program. This summer, the EBR Libraries have their Oceans of Possibilities summer reading program starting this month! Sign up at ebrpl.beanstack.org...
7:42 a.m.
Day 1 of summer break.
My youngest, 11, comes up to me and lays in my lap as I am working. I already know what she is about to say because we have been here so many times before.
"I'm boooooored," she moans.
"I can't help you. You have plenty to do."
She marches off, mad and mumbling to herself.
I remember being that age and home during summer break. I spent my afternoons playing outside or with friends. I never told my mom that I was bored because she would just give me chores to do. I learned that lesson pretty quickly.
My kids have also learned the same lesson.
When my children were younger, I would plan out their summers. Bucket lists of...
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