The West Side is the Best Side

The West Side is the Best Side

I might be a little biased in thinking the West Side of Grand Rapids is the best, considering 834 has resided there for close to six years and has watched it burgeon into what it is today. If you ask residents and business owners, the West Side has always been...
Things My Dad Taught Me

Things My Dad Taught Me

I am my father’s daughter. My mother tells me this all the time. She tells me I inherited his calm, quiet demeanor and rare stubborn temper (when warranted, of course, like the time he got mad because I kept bugging him for a hamster, and I got mad because he...
5 Ways to Be a #Badass Mom This Summer

5 Ways to Be a #Badass Mom This Summer

It’s the week before school gets out. End of year concerts and parties at school, making sure you didn’t forget to sign your kid up for camp blah blah blah, and hoping like hell your babysitter doesn’t find a better gig in the next two weeks. As if...
Forced Couple Fun: Luna GR

Forced Couple Fun: Luna GR

Or, An Agenda for Date Night. Wait. What? The whole purpose of “forced couple fun” is to connect. Like many of you, Jason and I live busy lives. Yet connecting through the good, the bad and the ugly ignites the chemistry and reminds us why we’re...
6 Best Words for Stressed Moms

6 Best Words for Stressed Moms

I’ve had this blog idea floating around in my head for quite some time, and it seems fitting that I’m finally writing it with Mother’s Day just around the corner. My life is not dissimilar from other women I know who have small children. With three kids in school and...