Growing up, my mom would always sing-song the ever-frustrating “don’t cry over spilled milk.” I get it. Don’t freak over a little mess (physically or figuratively). But wine…I will have a massive tantrum over spilled wine. Believe it or not, there are a few things that are almost as frustrating as spilling liquid gold! Read […]
Us Ladies Have to Stick Together
March 24, 2013 13 Comments
One of the questions my husband and I often ponder is what our two-and-a-half year old will be when she grows up. If you ask her, she’ll tell you she wants to be a farmer or a “Cinderella princess.” She’ll then immediately change her mind and tell you she wants to be a mermaid. Of […]
Real Moms Share: What We Wish We Could Give Up for Lent
February 13, 2013 71 Comments
Today is the first day of Lent. The practice of abstaining from a specific joyful activity for 40 days. Not everyone participates, but I think most moms can relate to the sacrifice after going through 40 weeks of pregnancy without alcohol, lunch meat and pooping. I always participate. Except when I was pregnant. Then I […]
Kickstart Your Weight Loss in This One Easy Step
January 24, 2013 4 Comments
TodayTheresa Grisanti, the brains behind the new program Break Free From Dieting will take you through the one step needed to kickstart your diet. Has this ever happened to you? You decide you are going to start your diet on Monday. You wake up and start out strong. Then by noon you are craving all […]
Nightmare on Potty Training Street
January 7, 2013 69 Comments
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… potty training is the bane of my existence! It’s the nemesis behind the 5 extra pounds I carry around on my ass from “just one more glass of wine” at the end of the long, long days. We’ve tried a princess potty. The big potty. Reading […]
Toddler Tweets
January 3, 2013 41 Comments
When I first started my blog, one of the first things I did was let my daughter create her own about me page (which is really just a jumbled mess). Now that she’s more vocal, she shocks me on a daily basis with some of the stuff she comes up with. Although she can’t even […]
Smile! 5 Ways to Raise a More Confident Child
December 22, 2012 4 Comments
The other day, our two-and-a-half year old was eating her breakfast – just like any morning – when out of the blue she exclaimed, “I so wonderful!” Confidence? She’s definitely got it. Of course, it’s my job as a parent to make sure her self-confidence stays at a healthy level. I remind her often that […]
20 Ways Toddlers are Like Drunk People
December 12, 2012 104 Comments
After writing about how living with children is like living in a frat house, I got to thinking…taking care of a toddler is, in many ways, like dealing with a drunk person. The emotional highs and lows, uncoordinated movements and lack of volume control, not to mention the fact that you are on suicide watch […]
What Every Mom Should Know About Preemies and RSV
November 25, 2012 16 Comments
I consider myself very lucky. Lucky, because our little one was born precisely on her due date. Her punctuality is something only about five percent of babies experience, but did you know that about 12 percent of babies are born prematurely (defined as any baby born before 37 weeks)? Because they’re born early, preemies’ immune […]
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