8 Lies Moms Want to Hear

A frazzled mom will take her encouragement wherever she can find it. Desperate mom times call for desperate mom measures as we look to our dearest friends for the fractional truths we need to hear most.

5 Things I Wish Would Just Go Away Already!

As a mom I have to pick my battles, but there are things – stupid things – that make picking those battles way harder than they need to be. Here are those 5 stupid things.

The Bad Attitude Jar

Boy Wonder’s his bad attitude seems to be getting lots of play lately. I’ve been forced to hit him where it hurts most – his pocketbook.

8 Reasons Not to Have Another Baby

When I mentioned I contracted baby fever, no one was more surprised than me. Well, maybe that’s not entirely true. No less than 30 seconds after I published that post my phone exploded with text messages. Here’s just a sampling.

What Single Parents Want You to Know

I invited the single parents of social media to share the things they wanted people to know about single parenthood. Take a look at what they had to say.

One Lucky Mother: A Photographic Journal of Gratitude

Motherhood is nothing like I imagined; it’s better. Journey with me on my photographic journal of maternal gratitude.

The 10 Things That Would Make Motherhood Way Easier

I love being a mother, I really do but dammit if it isn’t hard work like 95% of the time. Yeah, yeah, it’s the hardest job you’ll ever love and everything but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t get to a girl every now and again. Check out The 10 Things That Would Make Motherhood Way Easier […]

9 Secrets for Becoming Your Babysitter’s Favorite Family

Good babysitters are a hot commodity. Everybody wants one because everybody needs one. If you’ve been lucky enough to find your very own junior Mary Poppins, grab on…[read more]

10 Things to Consider as Your Child Begins Kindergarten This Fall

Is your kid starting kindergarten this fall? Me too! Isn’t it exciting? This is my eldest son on his first day of kindergarten nearly five years ago. I remember practically everything about that big first day. My son was nervous, excited, and proud – as was I. I had high hopes for Boy Wonder’s academic […]

Dear Kids, Please Don’t Peak in High School

My Dearest Children, I know high school seems like a long way off but you’ll be hating on your schedule, drooling over cheerleaders, and begging to borrow the car before you know it. And while it’s still too early to tell where you’ll land on the popularity scale, as your mother I beg you not […]