Mary Beth Unthank

Mary Beth Unthank
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Knoxville born and bred, my love for this area is deep and true! I'm a working-turned-stay-at-home mom to 4 kiddos from elementary to high school. My husband and I live in Knoxville where we both lead nonprofit organizations and are trying to become Love in our community. I love watching my kids learn something new, cooking for other people (but not for myself), and telling myself I'm a #fitmom when I go to the gym like once a month. I'm a bottle-feeding, disposable diapering, public-schooling (other than the time I homeschooled for a minute) mom with the stereotypical chill attitude of moms with large(r) broods. I love meeting new people, but I talk way too much and laugh when I'm uncomfortable. If you don't mind long stories and bad jokes, we are sure to be friends! Follow my family adventures on my blog Unthank You Very Much

Road Trip Activity Kit

It's fall break season in East Tennessee! While people from all over the world are traveling here to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park -- the nation's most-visited national park, incaseyadidn'tknow -- many of...

The Grace Standard

hangry 'haη-grē , adjective: a clever portmanteau of hungry and angry; an adjective that describes being irritable or angry due to hunger Still a new colloquialism and not yet added to the dictionary, this was one...

Mommy’s Shoes

clop...clop...clop... It's the familiar slow, belabored steps of a toddler in adult high heels. Enormous effort and equal pride in each step, my girl is a princess today, or maybe a pop star, a teacher,...

Take Me Out of the Ball Game: Kids and Concussions

You could say I'm a pretty chill mom when it comes to most things. Toddler won't eat? Eh, they won't starve themselves. Kid falls on the playground? Walk it off, tough guy. Actual serious...

Tips for Your Last Minute Vacation

If there's one thing I do well and do often, it's procrastinate. Okay, so that's not always a desirable skill, but it's not all bad. A few years ago I worked this trait to...

My Meal Saving Secret

Raising four kids is a tough job for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is my grocery bill. Feeding six people is expensive any way you dice it, but feeding six...

Story Lines

"Your face is the first thing people see about you. Shouldn't you take care of it?" This was a post about a skincare regimen one of my Facebook friends was selling. Her products sounded magical:...