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As we plan for the future of Des Moines Mom, we want to find out more about you, our readers! Our goal is to bring Des Moines moms the best resources, guides, giveaways, and information to hopefully make your life...

Perhaps you’ve heard of the term “Mommy Makeover” before, but do you know exactly what that entails? What if a plastic surgeon’s office told you it’s, well, whatever you want it to be? For over 14 years, Dr. Robbins and...

As we approach the two-year birthday of Des Moines Moms Blog, we look back with a flooding of emotions, and many thoughts run through our heads. Sarah and I started Des Moines Moms Blog out of a passion for moms...

I am not a soccer mom. At the moment. By that, I mean that my children (aged 3, 6, and 9) are not currently involved in a soccer league or camp. In fact, they are in no organized sports whatsoever.  I’m surprisingly...

I was a young mom at the age 21 of when I had my oldest son. With that came the perks of bouncing back quickly after birth, having plenty of energy regardless of those sleepless nights, and keeping up...

I have a wonderful, hardworking husband. A sweet, caring, and beautiful little toddler girl. A baby on the way. Kindhearted, generous friends. Supportive and friendly co-workers. And yet. It can be so easy to feel alone sometimes. I can’t use the restroom without my daughter...

I can look back on my time as a mother (it’s been a whopping 13 years), and I can see times that I’ve done well and times that I could have done better and times that I have all...

Over the weekend I read a new post from Amy Roberts, a mommy blogger I follow. In speaking of the importance of living an offline life, Amy made a statement that resonated well with me: Live your offline life first...

Tonight, I was short with my boys. My mind is in a thousand places thinking about the neverending to-do list. I think that made the little irritating things they did multiply to something that drove me up the wall....

Anyone else finding it hard to believe it’s going to be 2023 soon?! I feel like I’m still stuck in 2020. As the year winds down, I always go into reflective mode. These are a few lessons I journaled about...