When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.My husband keeps asking me what I want for Mother’s Day and my birthday. I keep telling him “nothing but the blog redesign”. That’s … Read More
“My” month has started off beautifully (and I say “my” because I get double celebrations – Mother’s Day and my 35th birthday). Last night, I had the opportunity to help make (and of course eat!) one of the best meals of my … Read More
Because I am a mom and I work as a parenting writer, I get a lot of questions. I’ll start answering some of them here on the blog. Following are a couple of recent questions (and answers): Question #1: My one … Read More
Reuters ran a great article entitled “If your mom’s your best friend, who’s your mother?”. In the article, five types of mothers are mentioned (perfectionist, unpredictable, me first, complete and best-friend). The group that clinical psychologist and author Stephan Poulter finds that … Read More
Fark.com ran in interesting survey. You can take it here. The survey question is: “If you could go back to being 20, what characteristic or belief would you instill in yourself to make your life better?” Wow, for me 20 … Read More
We just got back home from going on a mini family vacation at the Jersey shore. My husband and oldest son didn’t want to come back, but all good things must come to an end. It’s amazing how bonding it … Read More
The family playdate last Saturday was fun. PLAYGARDEN really is a nice space. The kids seemed to enjoy the free play upstairs the most. It’s funny — we parents are just happy when our kids are happy. It’s also fun to … Read More
FYI: (update of this post) Maclaren Volo Stroller and Universal Organizer from Albee Baby: **4/7/08 update: The stroller did not look like this (which I expected) when I received it. It had a white cover instead. It works fine though. From One Step Ahead:–Frog Pod … Read More
You’ve probably heard the saying, “When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Will Appear”. Well, I guess that I’m ready to lose my last pregnancy (yeah, right…my “baby” is 13 months) pounds — and the “teacher” has appeared in the … Read More
Okay, so it’s really not that dramatic as my title suggests… Without a doubt, I love the parenting writing and speaking work that I do. However, I’ve always wanted a product to sell. Last year, I began laying the groundwork … Read More