Saralyn Ward

Founder of the Better After Baby app. Senior Editor and Multimedia Content Strategist. NASM-CPT and Pilates. Motherhood, music, and mountains, mostly.

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Happy birthday to Joni Mitchell, born on this day in 1943!

A folk-poetry icon from Fort Macleod, Alberta, she discovered her confessional songwriting in the coffeehouses of Saskatoon and Toronto, mastering guitar and dulcimer with open tunings as a young artist.

Her groundbreaking albums like Blue (1971) and Court and Spark (1974) fused introspective lyrics with jazz-inflected folk, earning ten Grammys, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and inspiring generations of singer-songwriters with her fearless vulnerability.

[Saralyn Ward @themamasagas]

@wolfblitzer @BuffaloBills Yes!!! You do!

[John Frascella (Football) @NFLFrascella]

What Josh Allen has done in the past 5-6 minutes you really can’t put into words… he’s just an unstoppable MEGASTAR

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They’re older now and I think it might be time to add some travel bylines to my portfolio. Where should we head next? And who should I pitch first? #Editor #travel #AdventureSeeker #havekidswilltravel

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According to Emerson, “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself”… still, floating in turquoise water can get you pretty close. #VacationVibes #pisces #onehappyisland

[Kevin Massare @KevinMassare]

These are the Bills vibes I’m here for

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@chrisparente @channel2kwgn @katieorth @gregperezwx Yes!!!! My grandma had a card table permanently set up in the “sitting room” with a bowl of bridge mix, and the bridge ladies came over every Thursday to play 💕

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@chrisparente Forget about it, kids table for LIFE.

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When I’m excited about something it’s realllly hard for me to keep it under wraps. But I did just that, for almost 2 years! Today I can finally announce: I’m creating the content for the US Air Force’s postpartum app!! What an honor it’s been. Here we go!

https://t.co/aIxM0HclU5

[Fara Kaufman @justfara]

So, I spoke to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need:
1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks.
2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of.
3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles.
4. They cannot eat all the awesome canned veggies and soup unless you put a can opener in too or buy pop tops.
5. Oil is a luxury but needed for Rice a-Roni which they also get a lot of.
6. Spices or salt and pepper would be a real Christmas gift.
7. Tea bags and coffee make them feel like you care.
8. Sugar and flour are treats.
9. They fawn over fresh produce donated by farmers and grocery stores.
10. Seeds are cool in Spring and Summer because growing can be easy for some.
11. They rarely get fresh meat.
12. Tuna and crackers make a good lunch.
13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef.
14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but usually not sandwich bread.
15. Butter or margarine is nice too.
16. Eggs are a real commodity.
17. Cake mix and frosting makes it possible to make a child’s birthday cake.
18. Dishwashing detergent is very expensive and is always appreciated.
19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury and women will cry over that.
20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing.

In all the years I have donated food at the Holidays, I bought what I thought they wanted, but have never asked. I am glad I did. If you are helping a Family this Christmas, maybe this can help you tailor it more. It does for me!

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Keep looking up. 🧡🏜️#antelopecanyon

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The first day of school should be an official holiday for the parents who hold down the fort all summer. Y’all we made it. We barely escaped mutiny but here we are. Go fill that tumbler and take a nap. #Back2School #mom #wfh

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@nateinthewild This is an amazing shot. Looks unreal!

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Went to see @Barbie and had NO idea the level of genius I was about to experience: the clever paradox between popcorn bubblegum dreams of youth & the disillusionment, and profound beauty, of womanhood… @AmericaFerrera, that monologue brought me to my knees.

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This is how this song was meant to be played: in a borrowed Jeep, on the lakeside country roads I drove as a teenager. It’s only teenage wasteland… 💙✌🏼 #corememory #summertime #thewho #jeep #fingerlakes #ithacaisgorges

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

From a Teacher ❤️ ✏️

Today I was running low on pencils so I asked all of my kids to pull out any of my pencils that they had in their desks. I had one student ask me if he could keep his pencils that his mom gave him for school. Of course, I said yes.

He then said, “well, I guess I’ll give you a few so my classmates can have them too.” I thought nothing of it and took the pencils that he handed me. When I was sharpening them, I noticed writing on a few of them. I then realized that my student’s mother took the time to write on his pencils. I asked him if he would mind showing me the rest of them.

What I read melted my heart:
- You are so talented.
- This will be a great year.
- You are creative.
- You are phenomenal.
- Never give up.
- You can do this.
- You are knowledgeable.
- You are a math whiz.
- You are intelligent.
- Proud of you everyday.
- I love you.
- You have a brilliant mind.
- You are wonderful.
- You are a problem solver.
- Follow your dreams.
- You are perfect.
- I am proud of you.
- You will change the world.
- You are amazing.
- You are the best.
- You are important.

-This probably took his mom a few minutes to do yet it lit up his whole day at school. He wasn’t embarrassed that his mom wrote on his pencils. Thanks to his mom, he was reminded of his self worth and wanted to share the same feeling with his classmates.

- THESE are the things that we should be reminding our kids (both parents AND teachers). Imagine the look on a child’s face when they are reminded that they are important, talented, loved, knowledgeable and so much more.

- Help them know that someone believes in them and is proud of them in everything they do. Even if you think it is cheesy or you don’t have enough time or that you will have little impact, remember that you may be the only one telling and reminding them these things and EVERY kid needs to know their value. This is why I teach. ❤️❤💜💜😀⭐

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No one is full of more false hope than a mom of 3 taking a book to the beach.

#momlife #writersoftwitter #Reading #ornot

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@EmilyHoli13 “Yeah his joy really is just contagious, isn’t it?” 🙄

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Tina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was unapologetically herself—speaking and singing her truth through joy and pain; triumph and tragedy. Today we join fans around the world in honoring the Queen of Rock and Roll, and a star whose light will never fade.

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We’ve reached the point in the school year when I make breakfast for dinner while snacking on potato chips, dark chocolate, and red wine.

Hanging on by a thread over here 😂