About Teri L Clark

Teri L Clark is an entrepreneur for 30 years in the hair salon industry. While owning and running her business out of Voltage Salon in Fort Collins, CO, she enjoys most being the CEO of her beautiful family. She has three talented daughters, 21 years old and 17 year old identical twins. While living the life of a single working mom for the past 15 years, she has made time to enjoy volunteering with Mothers of Multiples, Habitat for Humanity, St Baldricks, charity fundraisers and local schools. She has a passion for writing and loves empowering women in all circles of life, especially behind the chair. With empty nesting on the horizon, she aspires to add writer, painter, pianist, gardener, traveler and stay at home dog mom to her resume. Exploring all that life has to offer in gratitude, is the catalyst for her creativity. Keep up with Teri on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

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Winning Food Battles With Picky Eaters

By Teri L Clark on November 1, 2019 in Food

We want our kids to have healthy appetites and attitudes about healthy food. One of the most frustrating parenting concerns with kids seems to be the picky eaters! We can’t force feed them, we don’t want them to starve, we don’t want them eating unhealthy junk food or turning mealtime into a war zone. Just [...]

Twin Breastfeeding in 2001, the lost months explained

Breastfeeding Twins: The Lost Months Explained

By Teri L Clark on July 31, 2019 in Family, Mom, Parenthood, Pregnancy

My beautiful identical twin girls just graduated this year. We spent a good deal of time going through pictures to make memory boards for the occasion. When browsing through pictures and eventually the baby books looking for infancy pics my daughters pointed out (well, basically chastised me for) a lack of filled-out first months of [...]

I Was a Judgmental Mom (and How I Learned to Stop)

By Teri L Clark on May 24, 2019 in Family, Mom, Parenthood

Before I had my own kids, I was typical in my observation of parents with their children who behaved poorly. In fact, I would avoid spending time with friends who had more unruly kids and would say to myself constantly, “my kids will never behave like that!” And just like that the Judgmental Mom in [...]

How to Avoid 10 Toddler Meltdowns in One Day!

By Teri L Clark on April 22, 2019 in Awareness, Guides, Parenthood

If you have ever observed a toddler meltdown in public, whether you are a parent or an innocent bystander, you might wonder what in the world could be going on. While sometimes there is no logical answer to that question, it might be worth it to dig a little deeper to see if there are [...]

Happy New Year’s DIY Abundance Jar, Collection of a Year’s Worth of Gratitude

By Teri L Clark on December 30, 2018 in DIY, Events, Family, Holidays, Mental Health and Self Care, Mom, Northern Colorado, Parenthood

We just celebrated the end of 2018 and rang in the new year. I was so excited for this celebration – not because I couldn’t wait for the year to be over, but because our celebration was a little different than the previous year. We ended 2018 reflecting on a collection of a year’s worth […]

Home for the Holidays: Building a Habitat with Love

By Teri L Clark on December 2, 2018 in Family, Holidays, Local Resource, Mom, Northern Colorado, Parenthood

“Home for the Holidays,” “Home is where the heart is,” “There’s no place like home!” Home is our refuge; our place of peace, comfort, and security. Yet, so many people struggle in our community to find stable housing. When we start decorating our homes with lights and holiday decor, I’m reminded of years prior when we […]

Honoring My Stepfather on Veteran’s Day: A Step-Parenting Success Story

By Teri L Clark on November 4, 2018 in Family, Holidays, Parenthood

A Disabled Veteran My stepfather is my hero. He’s a disabled veteran who served in the Navy years before knowing of my existence. He courageously recovered from a military accident as a young man, and has overcome many obstacles related to being a quadriplegic in order to live an independent life. Years after he […]

What Grandparents Want Parents to Know

By Teri L Clark on October 7, 2018 in Family, Mom, Parenthood

Grandparents who parent their kids into adulthood are over the moon to receive the blessing of grandchildren. As a parent nearing the next stage of life, empty nesting and then grandparenting, I’m on a quest to find out what grandparenting will look like for me. In my 30 years as a hair-color specialist, I spend […]

Camping With 3:1 Odds : Not At All What I Expected

By Teri L Clark on September 17, 2018 in Family, Mom, Parenthood

This weekend one of my most supportive “Basketball Mom” friends, offered us their family mountain cabin by the lake for a camping trip. What a treat for my 3 daughters, 2 dogs and myself to indulge in luxurious camping weekend. In the heat of the summer, post basketball summer camps, pre-back-to-school…I’ve always made great efforts […]