Some Moms (and Dads) Don’t have a Village Nearby
They say it takes a village, but some of us don’t have one already built nearby. No Close-by Family as a Village. Either family lives far away, or maybe there is no family at all. There is no grandma and grandpa nearby to take the kids for just a few hours. No siblings to do […]
My Child Eats Crap and I Don’t Know What to Do
Meet our (almost) 3 year old son, Drew. He barely made the cut into this family. With 2 preschool-aged children 17 months apart and 2 full-time (demanding) careers, my husband and I were exhausted and grateful to have children out of diapers and civilized enough to take in public. 3 years and 9 months ago, […]
Making the Best of It: Childcare
What do you do when you can’t get both of your kids into school/Mother’s Day Out on the same day? You make the best of it, that’s what. With a toddler and a baby, mommy needed some time to more easily run errands, go to Doctor’s appointments, and clean the house. You can do pretty […]
How Do You Do It?
For several years I was a military wife, raising my children around several Army posts, moving them wherever we happened to be stationed next. In February of 2003, my husband was called up to go to Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. We had a 3-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter at the […]
Life Lessons From My Five Year Old
Five years ago, I was granted the most important title in the world: Mom. I was confident I had all the knowledge needed to rock this new Mom gig. I grew a tiny human. I’m an intelligent, determined woman. I can do this, and be the best mom ever. 9 months later, I was in […]
Direct Care Clinics 101
As a kid, you think your parents know everything. Never once did I consider when I was tagging along with my mom to run an errand, that she might not actually have any idea what she was doing. She was mom. She knew everything. Now that I’m a mom myself, I’ve learned the secret to […]
I’ve Become a Swear Word Whisperer
I used to be able to drop a pretty effective F-Bomb. These days, when I stub my toe you can still hear some choice words from me. However, having kids has done a number on my swearing talents. I fear that I am turning into one of those pearl-clutching mothers who looks about and then […]
The Mom in the Mirror
I was standing in front of my floor length mirror in my closet preparing for a job interview. I was frowning at the roll that, despite working out 5 days a week, refuses to stop poking over the top of my dress pants. Diet, I thought. I haven’t been focusing nearly enough on my diet. […]
Debt: How I’m Getting My Family Out
In an era of Facebook groups, podcasts, and mom blogs, we share pretty much everything. Families today are dying to reveal what has worked for them. How often do you pump your boobs? When does your kid poop? I feel ease and comfort with questions like this. Quite honestly I get a bit of […]
Why Monday Isn’t the Worst Day of the Week
I’m just going to come right out and say it: I have never understood this hatred for Monday. Who came up with the idea of hating Monday and why are we being told to hate it? I get the whole going back to work part of it, but do you dislike your job so much […]