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Nanny Needs expands to Northwest Arkansas

12/11/2020

Good news, mamas! Northwest Arkansas is now home to a company called Nanny Needs, which specializes in connecting families with nannies and sitters who are screened, background checked and trained in safety procedures. Nanny Needs [...]
How to get your tots and preschoolers biking

12/04/2020

By April Wallace, Northwest Arkansas mama and nwaMotherlode contributor Somehow over the last few months, both our boys have become bicycle crazed. If they’re going somewhere, it’s on their bicycle with a helmet on their [...]
Five Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Ali Frakes

11/19/2020

Hi, mamas! We’d like to introduce you to Ali Frakes. Ali’s a long-time Motherlode reader and we thought it was high time we all got to know her a little better! Enjoy this little chat [...]
Home renovation with a baby, a toddler and a pandemic

11/13/2020

By April Wallace, nwaMotherlode contributor and Northwest Arkansas mama My husband and I decided that caring for two kids ages three and under wasn’t challenging enough, so we added a major home renovation to the [...]
Beauty box subscriptions for gifts this year

11/10/2020

By Andi Douglas, Northwest Arkansas mama and nwaMotherlode Beauty Editor Hello to the people out in the real world right now. I have a goldfish-in-a-bowl situation going on right now. My 11 year old was [...]

Want to adopt a cat or dog? Here’s a handy list of animal shelters in Northwest Arkansas

12/09/2020

The mamas of nwaMotherlode may be biased (since we both have rescue dogs and cats), but we think shelter pets really are the best pets you can have. So we put together a list of [...]
Beauty Buzz: Calling all collagen-boosting products!

12/08/2020

By Andi Douglas, Northwest Arkansas mama and nwaMotherlode beauty editor This post is going to be tight, yo! Because I’m talking about collagen and its skin tightening and firming effects. Just thought that was a [...]
Humidifiers 101: What you need to know this winter

12/02/2020

At this late stage of the pandemic, I’m all about minimizing risk in as many practical ways as possible. That’s why I decided that our house needed a new humidifier this year. Many experts say [...]
Tips for making your guest room great

11/17/2020

Hi mamas! We know this holiday season is going to be SO much trickier than ever before. So here are a few resources that may help you. CLICK HERE for a list of recommendations from [...]
Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Surgeon Dr. Marcene McVay talks to local moms

11/05/2020

One of the best things about the growth of Northwest Arkansas is that we are now home to some highly specialized doctors who have moved to our area in recent years. It’s hard enough to [...]