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How to Get Out of Holiday Dish Duty

Have you ever experienced the post-Thanksgiving blues? Doctors will tell you that this is what happens when Turkey Day is done and “normal” life resumes. I’m no doctor, but I totally disagree. I believe the post-Thanksgiving blues start long before the turkey and stuffing have given way to the need for elastic pants.

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How to be the Perfect Wife

Welcome to another Katy in a Corner “how to” video! Last time, I shared some advice for How to be the Perfect Mother. This week, I decided to use hidden cameras to capture a perfect wife in action. That perfect wife? Me.

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Movie Night Made Better: New App Prevents Bladder Attack!

Date night has changed quite a bit since we had kids. Before our son was born, my husband, Brian, and I went to concerts, ate expensive meals and stayed out until at least 11 p.m. We didn’t have a set day or time for our dates, we just went when and where the mood led us. I know, we party hard. Like the Puritans.

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How to be the Perfect Mother

Hello readers of ModernMom! I’m the new mom blogger on the block, and it is a huge privilege for me to add my name to the list of truly accomplished women who write for this site. But first, I have a confession: I’m not really an expert. I just play one on TV — or on my webcam. When I began my motherhood journey in April of 2010, I became so overwhelmed with the advice, the books, the experts, the advocates, and the mom bullies who insist that there is a “perfect” way to parent.