What is a Middle Mom? It’s not only about age, but it’s about the great changes and challenges that seem to be happening during this stage. Not only are those things happening to me, but they are happening around me too. The children are no longer babies, but definitely not adults. Interests, attitudes and personalities […] The post Middle Mom: Changes and Challenges appeared first on Shann Eva's Blog ..read more

Writing used to be my therapy. I only use the past tense because I haven’t written anything for such a long time. I’m not sure if it was the pandemic, writer’s block, burnout, or a combination of all three. Either way, I’ve missed writing, and I’ve definitely missed the therapy. How It Started I started […] The post Writing as Therapy appeared first on Shann Eva's Blog ..read more

My boys got COVID, and I got a massive case of guilt. As parents, we’re supposed to protect our children. Seeing them sick, hurt, or in any kind of pain is heart-wrenching. Of course, you know you can’t keep them in a protective bubble, but it still feels like failure when you can’t keep them […] The post COVID: The (Not) Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Guilt appeared first on Shann Eva's Blog ..read more

My healthy lifestyle went out the window with the Pandemic. Before we were quarantined at home, before the kids were having school at home, and before the World basically shutdown, I had been doing great. I was eating good food, going to the gym almost everyday, and felt great. I didn’t think anything could change […] The post Healthy Lifestyle: Making Baby Steps Back appeared first on Shann Eva's Blog ..read more

2020 has been quite the year. From the global pandemic to the Presidential election and racial injustice, 2020 will not be a year that is easily forgotten. Social media has been more prevalent than ever, yet people have been divided in a way that is hard to comprehend. Emotions and tensions have been at an […] The post 2020 Year In Review: The Highlights appeared first on Shann Eva's Blog ..read more

November is Premature Birth Awareness month. I will always be passionate about premature birth awareness. It’s also strangely fitting it’s this month, since it was a November nine years ago that I found out I was pregnant with my twins. I actually didn’t know it was twins at the time, or know what a scary, […] The post Premature Birth Awareness: Helpful Vs. Hurtful appeared first on Shann Eva's Blog ..read more

A family pet is a huge decision. It’s been almost 12 years since we got married, and 11 since we started our family. I brought a cat into our marriage, and Mr. B has been a fish owner for a couple of years, but we got our first family pet this past week. It wasn’t […] The post Family Pet: Choosing for Our Family appeared first on Shann Eva's Blog ..read more

Door County is the perfect family vacation spot. Even though we are being careful and socially distancing as much as possible, we had to get out of town. We’ve all been together in the same house since March and were going a little stir crazy. It’s also around this time of year that we take […] The post Door County Wisconsin Family Vacation appeared first on Shann Eva's Blog ..read more

The 2020 school year will be different. If we’ve learned anything from Spring, it’s that things can change quickly. Never did I imagine that when we left school in March that we’d be where we are now. It is scary and stressful, mostly because things are still unknown. So, what is the 2020 school year […] The post 2020 School Year: Face to Face or Virtual? appeared first on Shann Eva's Blog ..read more

Getting a cavity as a kid can be scary. Let’s be real. No one enjoys getting a cavity filled. It’s uncomfortable, not to mention expensive. When you add in a pandemic that comes with new procedures and health concerns, it can be even more challenging. Not only is there the fear of the unknown for ..read more