The Redesigned Mom

To all the amazing, strong, beautiful and brave moms out there —  The Happiest of Mother’s Day. All my love and good wishes to you all.  Make sure to do something wonderful for yourself today.

So Dr. Laura is on Larry King right now discussing her new book “In Praise of Stay at Home Moms”.  I have to say that I am a little confused about what to say about this. I am more than slightly uncomfortable with the fact that Dr. Laura is the new spokesperson for stay at [...]

There are many times when the little pieces of wisdom learned from other parents, friends, teachers, grandparents, coworkers or whomever come screaming to the rescue. These bits of information that lie in the back of our minds are very valuable and should be openly shared and cherished between parents. It is our job as parents to support each other and we have so much knowledge and experience that we may never share with each other, but definitely show.

You may have noticed that this blog has been a little dormant lately.  This has a little to do with the holidays and the continuous stream of family visits, but I think I have been feeling a little blocked up because I have been avoiding writing this post, which I sketched out several weeks ago, [...]

As stay at home parents we are in a unique situation.  Our job takes place in our homes without the presence of bosses or coworkers.  Yes, we have friends and family, but really the only people who we really interact with in our jobs are our kids.  And the only outside person who really sees [...]

I can not seem to get a grasp on what is up with me these days. I have had a lot more energy lately, easily keeping the house clean, playing with the kids, even reupholstering my dining room chairs. But this week, I just feel uninspired. I have felt really self conscious this week, second [...]