Apr 28, 2017 | Beauty, Cora Marie, Issa Brooke, Motherhood, San Antonio
I was not the girl who dreamed of being a mother growing up. I didn’t crave the chance to babysit little ones, and I didn’t push a stroller around everywhere I went. And yet, here I am, a mother of two and five years into this motherhood thing. I wish I...
Apr 17, 2017 | Cora Marie, Family, Issa Brooke, Travel
Don’t go, they said. It could be dangerous, they said. But as we crossed the border into Jordan just a few days ago, I felt nothing but peace and awe. Photos of the royal family adorned the wall of the visa office, and a fellow traveler told us the Queen of...
Mar 15, 2017 | Issa Brooke, Motherhood
Dear Issa, Last week I was driving home from a trip to the store to purchase supplies for your Peppa Pig birthday party in the park. Out of nowhere, the song “When She Loved Me” from Toy Story 2 came on the radio, and I listened to the lyrics reminisce...
Mar 13, 2017 | Cora Marie, Issa Brooke
I am by no means a nutritionist, but five years into this motherhood thing my philosophy on raising kids to be healthy eaters has changed drastically. In my naive pre-children days, I thought I would be the mom whose kids are eating butternut squash and tofu from day...
Mar 3, 2017 | Issa Brooke, Motherhood
In about two weeks, I am going to nurse one of my children for the last time. I’ve drawn the line at Issa’s birthday, and while I know some moms will chastise me and say I should let her wean on her own, I’m truthfully done. Two years is a long time...
Feb 1, 2017 | Fashion & Style, Motherhood, Thoughts on Life
I think every mom has been there. You spend one too many days inside, you watch one too many Netflix episodes in a row, and all of a sudden you’re in a funk. Looking back, you can see how you got there, but in the moment it feels like a fog has suddenly slipped...