Year: 2021

Since many of us are working or schooling from home anyway, why not make today, February 2, 2021 — Groundhog’s Day — a little more fun. This year, in particular, we’re all REALLY hoping the […]

Northwest Arkansas Valentine’s Day Giveaway 2021 Happy February, mamas! To celebrate, we’ve got a fun giveaway to start the month of love off right! One of our newest sponsors, Collier Drug Stores, has assembled a […]

Northwest Arkansas Calendar of Events: February 2021 Happy Monday, mamas! Welcome to a brand new month! Here’s what’s going on in Northwest Arkansas during February 2021. Creativity Cubed Think Outside the Blocks, created by the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Once upon a time, a long time ago, a guy came to my tiny apartment. I was 24 years old and on my fourth date with […]

Happy Friday, mamas! My teenage daughter showed me this video, and we were still cracking up even after we watched it twice. Make sure you pay special attention to the look on this little girl’s […]

Hi mamas! Ready for another book recommendation? This one will give you not one but THREE books to keep you entertained with complicated people in a beautiful, sunny, warm setting — the perfect escape from […]

By April Wallace, nwaMotherlode contributor and local mama Five years ago this month, I returned from a whirlwind trip to New York City with a big, shiny rock on my finger. It was time to […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Northwest Arkansas mama of 3 Five days ago, I pushed my cart through Target and willed myself not to cry. This is ridiculous, I thought. I cannot have an […]

NOTE FROM THE MAMAS: Congrats to local mom Beth from Fayetteville! She won the giveaway below and will be getting $100 in fun money plus the two-month supply of GoGo squeeZ for her kids. Enjoy, […]

Mamas, I think we can all agree that the pursuit of the great-fitting bright white t-shirt — either to wear alone or layer under other clothes — is a real thing. It’s so tough to […]

Update (as of April 5, 2021): Vaccination appointments are a little easier to find now for those who are eligible. Click here for a list of vaccination clinics (in Springdale, Fort Smith or Berryville) via […]

There are so many words from the late Martin Luther King, Jr. that inspire so many of us. It was hard to choose just one to feature today. May we all honor his legacy today […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you grew up in a small town like I did, you knew one thing for certain. If you wanted to do something stupid that would […]