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How to Achieve Balance
If pressed to name only one thing for which modern moms are not given enough credit, I’d say it’s their circus skills. At a minimum, mothers regularly find themselves juggling the emotional and physical well-being of one or more children; ringleading a household and all activities occurring within and without; playing the clown for an…
7 Reasons Parenting a Toddler is an Exercise in Insanity
Jerry Seinfeld once said that “a two-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don’t have a top for it.” And that phrase is permanently etched into my mind. Have truer words ever been spoken about toddlers? Because he’s right, of course. We all have to be slightly mad to get through the…
You’re A New Mother… Oh, The Places You’ll Get Unsolicited Advice!
Congratulations! Today you gave birth. You’re on a new adventure! Your hips a wider girth! Baby brain’s in your head. Baby books in your hand. You now find yourself In a sleep-deprived land. You’re a new mother. And you know what you know. Which is next to nothing, or so you are told… My breath…
Last Minute Holiday Stocking Stuffers
The holidays are approaching quickly and I don't know about you, but I've had to run out many a Christmas Eve to pick up last minute stocking stuffers, candy canes and other necessary items. This year I'm planning on being more prepared (or at least attempting to be). My gift to you is a list…
Holiday Shopping: Are You Buying Toxic Toys?
You know the card you get in your childs toy package that you are supposed to fill out and mail back to the company so you can be notified of a safety recall? I have shamefully never filled one out in my 18 years of parenting. Not one.