Alyssa Holmstrom
Creative, always pondering and thinking, Alyssa Holmstrom loves the beautiful landscape Duluth has to offer. Reading a book, walking her beloved dog, cooking, or spending time with her strong and loving husband of six years, Todd are favorite pastimes of Alyssa's.
Alyssa loves spending time with her friends. Her friends are so very important: making them laugh and drinking lots of coffee are her favorite ways to unwind! They are a true gift and bring much joy to her life!
Walking together through infertility and adoption, they are enjoying their 2.5 year old toddler, and expecting another child early 2019.
National Donate Life Month
April is marked as National Donate Life Month. Organ and supplemental donations are a subject that I was thrown into without much warning. You see, my daughter is the recipient of a liver transplant....
But She has Your Hair!
Almost a year and a half ago, I wrote an article about infertility and the adoption issues my husband and I were facing. A year and a half ago, we had our 2nd adoption fall...
Ultimate Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Winter Activities in the Northland
Some days you wake up to the snow glistening on the lawn, the kids still sleeping soundly in their beds, and a fresh pot of coffee waiting for you in the kitchen. Okay, that...
My Toddler Doesn’t Have a Bedtime
Do you ever get asked a parenting question that you answer back with "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...." and then a 3 minute explanation? No? That's just me?
My current "uh" question is bedtime. "Oh what time does she...
What You Need to Know About National Adoption Awareness Month
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Typically, I'm not a huge celebrator of the "today is national _____ day"... donuts, speak like a pirate, or even my beloved coffee days. Probably because I speak...
2017 Holiday Gift Guide to Small Businesses in and around Duluth
Television commercials and Lifetime Channel movies always make the holidays appear to be stress-free. Moms have perfect manicures and make perfect turkeys. Everyone exchanges intricately wrapped and trimmed gifts. Reality looks a little different,...
A guide to all things fall in and around the Northland
This is the time of the year to write to the Great Pumpkin. On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises out of this pumpkin patch and flies through the air with his bag of...
Mom Sanity Saver: Book Club
Book clubs have this stereotype right? Tons of wine, women circled up drinking and gossiping about their families. We see it in the movies and TV. Maybe some are like that. But an honest...
A Moms’ Guide to September in and around Duluth
Let's get real for a minute. Fall is coming. It's kinnnnnnda already here. GULP. It's fleeting in these parts, but it's glorious and beautiful. The Duluth
The Baader-Meinhoff Phenomenon
"Everyone should see a counselor six times in their lives..."
I heard that phrase twice in a short period. Does that ever happen to you?
Here's exactly what I typed into the magical google machine: "what the...