I’m a stay-at-home mom to two boys, who are currently 2 and 4 years old. I like to stay active and busy so I try to get out of the house every day with the kids and I write Toddling Around [...]
Annie is the mom of Elliott (4) and Allison (2) as well as the writer and creator of {kidlist} activities for little kids. Moms, dads, and grandparents use the site to plan fun days with their [...]
Michelle Kay is a seeker of silver linings, positivity enthusiast and lover of all things social media. She is founder and editor of Domestic Executive Online, owner of Michelle Kay Media and [...]
Sandee Harned is a Chicago Public Schools high school teacher turned stay-at-home mom after the birth of her second child. After nearly two years at home, Sandee started the blog Motherhood is [...]
Rowena Abrahams and Jena Karcazes are co-founders of She She Shoppers, a fashion and lifestyle blog, based in Chicago. They are both Chicago moms balancing their families, professions and [...]
Betsy & Kristin Betsy and Kristin are Co-Founders of The Little Style File, a lifestyle site that features the real style of children and moms, provides personal shopping and styling [...]
Amy M. is a Chicago wife and mom of a very energetic 4 year old boy. She has a passion for families, kids, getting out and exploring, and all things organizational and home related. She has found [...]
I’m a blog-writing, Pinterest-loving, college-professoring, non-practicing attorney married to my high school sweetheart and mom to two of the cutest little fellas. Our two boys, Charlie (age 3) [...]
I am so excited to announce that I’ll be featuring REAL Chicago moms on my blog every day leading up to the three-day sneak peek of my new show Family Travel with Colleen Kelly – [...]
Freeze your gym membership: for the summer months and get outside. Take your kids biking, hiking, running, kayaking, swimming, and share with them the beauty of the outdoors! Close your blinds on [...]
One of my favorite childhood memories was taking family trips to the beach on the weekends. When we lived in Chicago, my dad bought a run-down 1920’s cottage in Michigan City, Indiana. The [...]
As your family prepares to leave town, the basics are usually covered: the right clothes are packed, passports are in hand, emergency cash is tucked away, and the like. But doing just a little [...]