Spring Clean Your Budget
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Monthly Archives: May, 2021
Mental Health
Raising Awareness of a Common Concern
Raising Awareness of a Common Concern
Mental health encompasses our mental well-being, emotions, thoughts and feelings, ability to overcome difficulties, and social connections. The broad category of mental illness includes (but is…
The Weight of a word
How We Say What We Say Matters
How We Say What We Say Matters
During Mental Health Awareness month, along with raising awareness and fighting the stigmas about mental health, we have the opportunity to reflect on how our behavior…
ThaiPop
Creativity, Pivoting and Becoming a New Mom
Creativity, Pivoting and Becoming a New Mom
Written and photographed by Tiffany Alexandria, choochoocachew.com
ThaiPop offers the most authentic and unique Thai food experience in the Rochester area. Taste the tropics in delicious regional dishes perfected by chef Annie Balow—fresh…
The Art of Selfies
Not Just Vanity
Not Just Vanity
Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Picasso were totally into selfies. Some of the most renowned works of art are self-portraits. Whatever the medium, painting or taking pictures…
Multi-Dimensional MOTHERING
So Many Ways to Mother
So Many Ways to Mother
Photography by AB-Photography.us
Mothering can be a lot of things, and there is really no one right way to do it,” Amy and Sarah Monson agree. Their lives are filled…
Mothering Cheese
Cultivating Local Flavors
Cultivating Local Flavors
Written and photographed by Tiffany Alexandria, choochoocachew.com
Shepherd’s Way Farms Jodi Ohlsen Read is a mother. She is a mother of four boys, countless lambs, wild bunnies that the dogs dig up—and she…
Mothering During the Pandemic
Challenges and Blessings
Challenges and Blessings
The last year has been challenging for everyone. But mothers, especially, have dealt with many different situations, such as working from home, distance learning and shutdowns.…
Becoming a Midwife
Following Her Dream and Changing Her Life
Following Her Dream and Changing Her Life
Photography by AB-Photography.us
Janelle Malone knew after her third child was born during a home birth that she wanted to be a midwife. “I fell in love with midwifery…
making a statement
Moms with Fashion, Passion and Purpose
Moms with Fashion, Passion and Purpose
Fashion is a statement that you make about who you are and what’s important to you before saying a word. Fashion is also a conversation starter,…