by Lori Mercer - WifeOnFire | Sep 25, 2016 | Cancer, Everyday, Family Health, Fire Family Life
Gone are the days when a fireman who swaggers around covered in soot smelling like smoke is the sexiest thing alive. We now know the dangerous carcinogens that are carried in that soot and smoke. I’m not talking your run of the mill fall Friday night bonfire smoke....
by Lori Mercer - WifeOnFire | Sep 21, 2016 | Everyday, Family Health
I’m not one to throw around excuses. My personal belief is that we’ve got to own our stuff, recognize what’s going on and be self-aware of our own triggers and reactions. This is so easy to write and so hard to live. We all have those days when we just can’t seem...
by Lori Mercer - WifeOnFire | Feb 14, 2014 | Behavioral Health, Everyday, Family Health, Fire Family Life
There are a million and one reasons to dislike Valentine’s Day. From the over inflated commercialism to the hurt from it not even being acknowledged (yes, us women can be difficult to decipher!) But if your marriage is struggling due to one spouse...
by Lori Mercer - WifeOnFire | Feb 23, 2013 | Everyday, Family Health, Fire Family Life, Fit Fire Wife
My firefighter stopped drinking coffee. THAT is a very bold statement from someone who works at a super busy inner city engine house that takes over 6000 runs a year. In fact on his last shift, he was on the medic and did not lay down for sleep until 5:15 am. (which...
by Lori Mercer - WifeOnFire | Jan 13, 2013 | Everyday, Family Health, Fire Family Life, Fit Fire Wife
You read that right. My family of 6, 4 kids ages 5 – 12, no longer finish a package of Oreos. This was not an immediate cold-turkey kind of process but a journey we’ve been on for the past few years. The more I read. The more documentaries I...
by Lori Mercer - WifeOnFire | Jan 3, 2013 | Family Health, Fire Family Life, Fit Fire Wife
Today’s Fit Fire Wife post comes from a Fire Wife who lives a very clean eating lifestyle with her family. Thanks to Diana Hollis for this article on the “Paleo” eating lifestyle. What is Paleo? I had never heard of Paleo before 2012. I didn’t know...
