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This year I have a first grader and a kindergartner, and they bring home enough paper to make Treebeard weep. {The Ent? Lord of the Rings? Anyone?} I am recycling more paper than I ever thought possible, and that's from...
Do you ever log into Facebook and instantly get bombarded with posts and pictures of moms and their children on fun outings with other moms and their children? I know I do. My newsfeed is cluttered with other moms...
Recently, I was at a thrift store with my kids, perusing the book section when a title caught my eye, "Bringing Up Boys" by Dr. James Dobson. My son is only 1, by no means "brought up," but ever since...
I'm sure by now, some of you have either been asked or have seen your friends advertise a product or service that is part of a company they just joined online. If you haven't, let me clue you in.
Network...
I starved my baby when she was first born. Not by choice, of course, but because despite my best efforts to breastfeed I couldn't make milk. During my hospital stay, I wasn’t producing or progressing as the hospital staff...
I’ve never really thought that I was great at anything. I’m good at some things, but greatness, mastery, excellence – those words have never really described my skillset. And I’m pretty OK with being pretty OK. Being the best...
Whether you find yourself unexpectedly or intentionally walking through Walgreens carrying an infant in one hand and 6 boxes of pregnancy tests in the other, there are a few things to consider before that second baby arrives and the...
We all have that annoying little voice in the back of our minds that sounds off from time to time. An inner monologue bathed in self-critical thoughts that fabricates situations based on the fear of what others might think....
Dear Momma,
It’s okay if you don’t believe the hype of those sweet Facebook videos of moms all snuggly with their babies as the words scroll at the bottom telling you that you will miss this. It’s okay if you...