So here’s the deal. When you’re a parent, about 40% of the “nighttime routine” is magical. The rest is pull-out-your-hair, holy crap why won’t you listen to me, NO I’M SERIOUS YOU NEED TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH LIKE ***NOW*** frustrating. But the cute stuff sure does make up for all the craziness. ;)Today I wanted to talk […]

It’s the job that makes you feel like you’ve lost your mind… but that you’ve also found your calling.It’s the job that makes you melt to the floor in frustration… then cracks you up the next instant.It’s the job that makes you lose sleep, but when they’re lying right next to you, you’ve never felt […]

This is not an exaggeration: 30% of my closet is comprised of t-shirts and other super simple tops. There is nothing I love more than a classic tee with great-fitting denim. It’s low key chic. But sometimes, that look can get a little boring. And that’s when we need some help. Enter–my go-to accessories to […]

Is there any better feeling in motherhood than knowing you’re not alone? I mean, honestly, this job can drive a girl nuts… It’s hard, it’s repetitive, 9 days out of 10 you’re covered in someone else’s poop or puke… But seriously–aside from the smell of baby heads, which may be the actual best thing in the […]

It’s not the loveliest thing to say, but if a mom and you’re being honest with yourself you’ve probably thought this a time or two as well. I kind of hate finding “mom friends.” “MOM FRIENDS.” EVEN THE PHRASE IS MILDLY ANNOYING… Like, why do we have to find a whole new set of friends […]

Okay, ya pervs… I was using a little artistic license in the title, but it’s kinda true! In this week’s episode of 30 Something with Sonni, I talk with Totum Women founder Erin Erenberg about launching a company that launched the cookie that helps nursing moms everywhere make more milk.I mean, yes, it’s possible to […]

One of the most accurate ways a parent can measure whether her household is officially back to school is by the first Catching of the Bug. And by Bug, I mean stomach-devouring, vomit-inducing, rapidly-spreading virus. So yes, if you’re wondering, we are most definitely “back to school” over here. Just me. In bed. Not puking, […]

Dr. Joseph Cannizzaro, a pediatrician in practice for 50 years in the Central Florida area, has a specific approach when it comes to treating patients who have one of four conditions he terms an “epidemic” in our country–autism, allergies, ADHD and asthma. And that holistic approach involves looking inward–specifically, at diet and the toxic load […]

I was Instagram DM’ing with a friend last week when I accidentally came up with the most accurate phrase yet to describe my state of mind. I told her that lately, I have been a walking, talking, swiftly-ticking “What If bomb.” Other parents might know what a What If bomb is; I know most mothers […]

I really thought for the longest time that I would never sleep eight consecutive hours again. And I mean that in the most literal of ways. When it comes to lack of sleep, we have been the poster family for Exhausted Parents of Young Children. And with our kids–now 6.5, almost 5, and just over […]