Karenza
Finding Home
I recently traveled home to South Africa. I was born there and my parents moved our family when I was eight-years-old. I call it...
PMS on Steroids: My Life with PMDD
Have you ever felt yourself turn into a completely different person right before your period? About 20% of menstruating women experience PMS. Has your...
Love Yourself
Do you love your body, like really love it? Naked?
In my 34 years of life, I have found so many ways to be dissatisfied...
My Keto Hacks
Fall is officially here and with the cooler weather come Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas -- three excuses to eat badly for three months. I eat leftover...
How to Throw the Perfect Birthday Party
My daughter Karin just celebrated her 8th birthday; her request was to have a sleepover. I am a sucker when it comes to birthdays...
We are Rock Stars!
I was talking with my husband about whether he thought I was a rock star mom. I assumed I knew his answer because I...
I Belong to Me
I recently read a book by one of my favorite authors, Brené Brown. The first chapter resonated with me deeply. It was about wanting...
Screen Free Kids
Screen free: I know it's unheard of with screens even at gas station to entertain us while we pump gas. Screens are everywhere! Over a...
Outskirts of Town: St. Elmo {Series}
Welcome to St. Elmo! It's not quite the outskirts of town since it is one of the Chattanooga’s oldest suburbs. It was founded during...
For the Chatta-Newbie
Families are moving to Chattanooga at a rapid pace because our city is beautiful, small but big, and we have the fastest internet in...