Lola Marguerita (Editor in Chief)

Lola the Editor in Chief at RealityMoms and looks after our stable of fantastic writers and contributors. Lola is rocking forty-plus-year-old working mother who remarried after a terrible divorce and is co-parenting with her difficult ex. She has three amazing kids and one fur baby. Her work has been featured on ScaryMommy, HuffPost and The Mid, and she’s a contributing writer at DivorcedMoms.com. You can also check out her blog: Live By Surprise.

A Jab in the Arm: Get Your Flu Shot Now!

October 5, 2022

Although we’ve come a long way from the years when these types of illnesses could wipe out whole cities, the flu is still deadly serious. Get your flu shot!

When Alexa Makes You Feel Old

July 21, 2022

I used to invite my friends in to listen to my Michael Jackson album. (And yes…this now sounds like a “back in my day, we used to have to walk 30 miles in the snow UPHILL to get to school…and GAH I feel old.)

5 Smart Tips for Staging Your Home for Sale with Kids

May 25, 2021

Staging your home can be overwhelming for even a person without kids. Add all the extra elements in the mix and it can be a recipe for disaster if you don’t have a plan.

11 Thoughts While Having a Transvaginal Ultrasound

January 6, 2020

With two miscarriages, three children and a round of fertility treatments under my belt, I’ve had more ultrasounds than I can count on all my fingers and toes.

The Diaper Continuum: From Clean to Why Did I Reproduce?

December 28, 2019

After three babies, I’ve seen it all. And by all, I mean that there’s a continuum that new moms don’t know about as they head into the unchartered territory that is diaper changes.

What your Mom Wants for Christmas

December 3, 2019

Dad has a hard job – finding the perfect gift for mom every single Christmas. To make it easier, we asked #RealityMoms what they want for Christmas.

Preparing for a New Sibling

September 5, 2019

We asked our #RealityMoms what steps they took when preparing for the arrival of a new sibling.

Are Childless Aunties Getting a Bad Rap?

August 5, 2019

Aunts are the first ones moms blame for buying noisy gifts and filling the kids with sugar before swanning off to their child-free life and leaving mom to deal with the consequences. But are they really that bad?

11 Cheap (or Free) Summer Activities for Kids

June 20, 2019

After a few summers at home with the kids, I know it doesn’t take too long before you run out of things to do the kids and they’re screaming “We’re BORED.”

5 Smart Tips for Staging Your Home for Sale with Kids

June 14, 2019

Staging your home can be overwhelming for even a person without kids. Add all the extra elements in the mix and it can be a recipe for disaster if you don’t have a plan.