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Arizona's Dynamic Basketball Changes Pressures of Youth Sports
Who doesn’t want their child to succeed? With the pressures and the abundance of youth sports today, we always hear how youth sports has gone crazy!
AFM recently chatted with two coaches who want to change the stereotype! Wendy Woudenberg and Dante Hunter established Dynamic Basketball that brings a healthy perspective to the game through trainings...
Mom's Moment: Get Organized
I try to get organized every single day. It's a work in progress, as there are always scattered toys, unopened mail, lose paperwork, loads of dishes, and piles of laundry. As a WAHM (work at home mom), I really want to be that picturesque OCD perfectionist when it comes to keeping things fine and dandy, but in the organization department, I am failing.
That's why I'm making it an autumn goal to kinda sorta get things together. I'm on the hunt for a killer file cabinet with a deadbolt to prevent my toddler from rummaging through our...
The ABC's of Skincare
Story By: Erin Owens
There’s no one-way approach to maintaining a glowing complexion and it’s one of the most important parts of your daily routine. Erin Owens, skincare line creator and co-founder of Fuchsia Spa, has broken down the ABC’s of skincare to help you brush up on the lingo before booking your next spa treatment.
Chemical Peels – A chemical peel is a treatment designed to rejuvenate the skin and even out skin tone texture by removing the damaged layers. During a chemical peel...
A New Leaf: Telling Untold Stories, Rachel
Abused, A Single Mom, and Fighting for Her Kids
Rachel* speaks quietly, often times with tears in her eyes. Her little daughters, Jesse, 3-years-old and Megan, 4, sit nearby, smiling and chatting while they play with their toys. The girls never seem to notice their mother’s tears as they ask her to clasp their toy jewelry or give them a drink.
Rachel has a troubled past, checkered with domestic violence from childhood onward.
At the young age of 13, she was left alone at night while her mother worked. She started a relationship with a boyfriend who was physically...
Mom's Moment: End of Summer Style
Labor Day is drawing near and that means the unofficial end of summer is approaching. However, if you're an Arizonan, that is definitely not the case.
My sons and I have been indoors most of the summer, daydreaming of cooler temps. It's JUST TOO DANG HOT. Besides playing in the pool, we've had to entertain ourselves at the library, the mall, or venturing on vacation. ANYTHING to beat the heat.
With that being said, we are entering the most perfect time of year in AZ--less than hundred degree...
