Samantha Meyer Gallegos
Samantha Meyer Gallegos is a wife, sister, daughter, and mom to a joyful little girl, which all help inform her career as a freelance writer, blogger, and copy editor. She writes both online and in print for regional and national magazines and blogs on subjects including parenting, dogs, travel, food, physical therapy, and music. Samantha also consults about social media, SEO, and website strategy. On her blog Flurries of Flour, she writes about healthy recipes for busy people, parenting, and anxiety. Check out this site to find her professional work.
The Hidden Disorder :: Postpartum Anxiety
As parents, we all have some level of anxiety when it comes to our children. This is doubly true when they're first born and...
5 Things About Endometriosis Every Woman Should Know
My sister was sick for ten years before she figured out why. Ten years of appointments, tests, procedures, hospital stays and ER visits, research,...
Communicating Love: What is Your Child’s Love Language?
My niece made homemade gifts for everyone for the holidays. They were sweet, adorable, and she had clearly thought about each one of us...
The Problem with Self-Care: When Everything is a Priority
The problem with self-care? My planner is on the table with my weeks spread out in front of me. Every Wednesday and Sunday, in...
What I Want My Daughter To Know About Body Image
What I want my daughter to know about body image: she is strong and beautiful, no matter what.
Kate Winslet once said in an interview,...
No-Added-Sugar, Instant Pot Spiced Applesauce
Is there anything that feels more like fall or winter than having your entire kitchen smell like cinnamon and spice? What else can bring...
Helping Kids Learn to Cook: Sharing the Fun (and the Mess) Together
Helping kids learn to cook: a lot of fun and a lot of mess. It can be difficult to get started, especially when you...
How to Introduce Music to Your Little Ones
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a true musical prodigy. Forced to a harsh practice routine by his father, by age six he was creating compositions....
How My Daughter Is Teaching Me to Be Me in a Critical World
The voice in my head isn’t always so kind, especially in a critical world. Sometimes it spews out a stream of criticism, disdain, and...
Creating a Habit of Gratefulness and Giving Back into the Every Day
In a recent issue of Parents magazine, there's a small section in an article about modeling gratefulness and compassion to your child, so they can learn...
Celebrating Father’s Day with Memories and the Sunday Paper
"I'm celebrating Father's Day with memories this year." Admittedly, it's a strange statement. But celebrating Father's Day hasn't been a tradition for me for...
Japan’s Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day): Explore a New Culture with a Craft
What's one of the best ways to teach kids about cultures different from their own? Teaching them through celebrations and food! Maybe it's my background in...
Spark Your Child’s Joy for Reading
How do you excite your children about reading? Multiple studies have found that reading as a child boosts brain development in many areas, including language learning,...
A New Business and a New Baby :: How I Survived and Thrived
Navigating a new business and a new baby all at once...sounds crazy, right?
My husband started his business three months before my due date. We...
