I'm a mom of 4 kids under 6, a freelance writer, and a lifelong asthmatic. I also blog (www.MamaliciousMaria.blogspot.com) and am a media consultant (www.MariaRosePR.net) but my main goal is to keep my head above water most days. I like tennis, zumba, and my iPad. Find me on Twitter at @MariaRSmith
Everyone feels stress and anxiety every day, about a hundred different things. It could be money or family issues, work problems or weight problems, or just general discontent, that is making you ...
April 4, 2016 - 5:51am
Are you are trying to button that pair of skinny jeans? Would you like to be able to wear the cute fitted T-shirt without worrying about your rolls showing?
Or maybe you just don’t want to ...
March 29, 2016 - 9:26am
When was the last time you thought about your vision? You take care of your teeth and your hair, skin and nails. You've focused on your waistline and your heart health.
But have you thought ...
March 28, 2016 - 10:34am
Everyone has had the occasional bad date or even bad relationship. Someone so promising turns out to be not who you thought at all. Maybe the person you are seeing is boring or conceited or just ...
March 4, 2016 - 3:27pm
There are many men and women walking around with a secret. They may look healthy or embarrassingly fat. They may be teenagers, or be old enough to be parents of teenagers themselves.
They may ...
February 26, 2016 - 6:30am
Heart attacks are often thought of as an issue men need to work to prevent. The messages put out in the media are typically aimed at men, and the symptoms they might be experiencing when having a ...
February 19, 2016 - 7:13am
Valentine’s Day does not have to be all about fattening indulgences. It does not have to involve chocolate and wine or gluttonous date nights. Valentine’s Day can be healthy!
So change your ...
February 12, 2016 - 7:23am
There are a lot of things women have to think about when they are pregnant. They have to prepare their home for the new baby, as well as prepare themselves physically and emotionally for this ...
February 5, 2016 - 7:08am
Saying a daily positive affirmation may sound cliché. It may sound like a Saturday Night Live sketch. It may even sound fake or too “New Age” for some people.
But no matter what you think they ...
January 21, 2016 - 11:47am
Millions of Americans started 2016 off with the best intentions to lose weight and be healthier. About 33 percent of them will have quit before the end of January, according to Details.com. ...
January 14, 2016 - 11:46am
Saving money is one of the most touted New Year’s resolutions in the United States. It’s no wonder. After a holiday season where excess is often the name of the game, January is a time for sober ...
January 8, 2016 - 10:59am
Getting the flu is never fun. It is something most people try to avoid. They might get an annual flu shot, wash their hands thoroughly, and stay away from people who are sick.
But sometimes ...
January 2, 2016 - 6:03pm
Breaking up is hard to do. It is emotionally difficult. It can be financially difficult. It can be spiritually and physically difficult, too. The depression that comes on after a breakup can feel ...
December 28, 2015 - 6:57am
Most Americans know that it is expensive to live a healthy life. However, it is unbelievably expensive to be sick, too. While politicians can debate as to whether health insurance should be ...
December 18, 2015 - 6:26am
With the world constantly changing around us, it can be helpful to have some guiding words and inspiring principles to live by. To help you start off the year 2016 on the right foot, here are 12 ...
December 12, 2015 - 10:25am
One of the fastest-growing areas of technology is the health and wellness industry. Five years ago, it was all about fitness trackers and getting people to see why they should wear one.
Now, ...
December 6, 2015 - 1:46pm
Women are shaving their faces. You didn’t read that wrong. In fact, some of the best style icons of the past, including Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, shaved their faces according to ...
December 1, 2015 - 8:24am
To anyone who has ever tried to explain why they find someone attractive — there's a reason that other people just can't see it. New research has proved the old adage to be true: Beauty is in the ...
November 22, 2015 - 11:21am
Your skin is the first line of defense against everything you come up against. The harsh sun, wind, rain, and temperature variations as well as soaps and other products all hit your skin first. It ...
November 12, 2015 - 8:06am
Being a caregiver for a loved one is often a selfless, thankless job. It can require extreme amounts of patience, determination and grace that many people do not have all of the time. During the ...
November 5, 2015 - 7:40am
Everybody feels down sometimes. Everyone has periods of sadness, especially following some of life’s most extreme events like a death in the family or dealing with health issues.
Even life ...
November 1, 2015 - 11:40am
The weather is turning cool, and rainy days seem much more prevalent than sunny ones. It's not unusual to hear about someone having pneumonia this time of year. But they didn’t get it from ...
October 15, 2015 - 7:43am
October is dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness and during this month, the color pink reigns. It can be seen everywhere, from NFL football jerseys, to celebrities' dresses of choice, to seemingly ...
October 8, 2015 - 7:51am
Hindsight is always 20/20. I know so much now about life and love and business and friendships and everything else that I had no clue about when I was younger.
As a teenager 20 years ago, ...
September 26, 2015 - 5:30pm
You are what you eat. Your mother told you that as a little girl and that old adage still holds true. For anyone who wants to look and feel younger, or at least not look older than their ...
September 20, 2015 - 8:50pm
There is an old joke that you should not complain about growing old because it's better than the alternative. Yes, it's better than dying. But that joke doesn’t stop people from complaining. ...
September 17, 2015 - 8:15am
Working long hours can be bad for your relationships. Working long hours can be bad for your hobbies. Working long hours can be bad for your workout routine. And now a new study has revealed that ...
September 10, 2015 - 12:16pm
My grandparents, Jane and Harold Lynch, were simple people who spent the majority of their lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My grandfather was a butcher. My grandmother was the quintessential ...
September 6, 2015 - 3:28am
Having a baby really does change just about everything in your life. Sure, you are still the same you after you push the equivalent of an 8-pound bowling ball out of your lady parts. But your life ...
August 27, 2015 - 12:10pm
There is a misconception that once a woman becomes a mom, her life stops. Women talk in terms of their “pre-baby life” as if it is an entity that is dead, gone, and never coming back.
Sure, ...
August 22, 2015 - 9:10pm
In a codependent relationship, someone is getting their self-esteem and self-confidence from being entangled with another person. The partners in these relationships are not truly partners. ...
August 16, 2015 - 3:37pm
After having their babies, many parents leave the hospital feeling like they need an instruction manual to care for their little bundles of joy. They may be anxious, unsure of themselves, and even ...
August 13, 2015 - 6:24am
Parenting children of any age is tough. But raising a tween girl, on the brink of puberty, has got to be one of the hardest seasons in any parent's life.
Parents of children around 8 to 12 ...
August 6, 2015 - 8:05am
Sleep. It is something everyone needs, but not something everyone can get. Some people have a tough time getting to sleep. Some people have a hard time staying asleep. Some people can't seem to ...
August 2, 2015 - 10:37am
Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. In the United States, we sometimes get so wrapped up in the standard of beauty that we see in our current media. Thin women with big breasts and long ...
July 25, 2015 - 12:08pm
Most experts agree that the best things you can do for your health is to eat healthy, exercise regularly, and get enough sleep. Sufficient sleep is important for many aspects of our physical and ...
July 18, 2015 - 5:58pm
There's more to insomnia than just not being able to get enough sleep every once in a while. It is a complicated sleep condition which results in either not being able to fall asleep or not being ...
July 17, 2015 - 8:42am
As parents, we want to protect our children from every danger but that's just not possible. There will be illnesses and injuries and emotional turmoil that we can't always prevent.
But we can ...
July 9, 2015 - 7:30am
When the summer sun is beating down, slathering sunscreen on yourself and your family is easy to remember. However, with an onslaught of sunscreens in recent years choosing that sunscreen isn't so ...
July 3, 2015 - 8:15am
From the minute children are born, parents are trying to get kids eating healthier. However, somewhere around the time they become troublesome toddlers, healthy eating patterns start to go by the ...
June 25, 2015 - 11:50am
You’ve seen them walking through the mall, cruising through an airport, or navigating a theme park. They are the family that uses a child harness, otherwise known as a leash, for their child. ...
June 18, 2015 - 12:48pm
The stereotype that men don't go to the doctor is a stereotype for a reason. Any woman who has tried to cajole, encourage, or strongly suggest that her dad, husband, son, brother, or another man ...
June 11, 2015 - 10:28am
As the days get longer and kids are spending more and more time outdoors, parents need to be more vigilant about their safety. Most parents now understand about protecting kids from the sun with ...
June 7, 2015 - 1:39pm
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“You’re pregnant.” I remember seeing those words appear on the pregnancy tests for all four of my pregnancies and feeling overwhelmed with a sense of awe. A baby ...
June 2, 2015 - 1:59pm
As the temperatures rise and people spend more and more time outside, the warnings to cover our bodies with sunscreen for protection steadily grow. Prolonged sun exposure without sunscreen can ...
May 30, 2015 - 9:31pm
Am I pregnant? Am I not? This question is being asked every day by women all over the world.
For many women, the first missed period makes them question their pregnancy status. For others, ...
May 23, 2015 - 6:51pm
Perhaps you're expecting that menopause will start the same way that menstruation started — all at once. However, that idea could not be farther from the truth.
Menopause is best described as ...
May 14, 2015 - 7:06am
Asthma, a form of obstructive lung disease, is one of childhood’s most common chronic disorders. It occurs after a series of events cause a disruptive reaction in the airways.
The American ...
May 12, 2015 - 7:37am
For anyone concerned with getting, or staying, in shape or who are looking to get overall healthier, there is now no shortage of technological inventions to help with that.
Health technology ...
May 7, 2015 - 7:24am
Traveling as a family has its joys but so often it is easier to focus on the more difficult parts. It can be expensive. It can be hard. It can be exhausting. It can gobble up vacation time.
But ...
May 3, 2015 - 9:33am