So often there is a disconnect between the mom I am, and the mom I want to be. Or make that the mom I think I ought to be. A…
As exhausted parents, we can’t wait for our kids’ bedtimes to arrive any faster. We look forward to it like some trophy at the end of a day…
I’m going to try not to exaggerate. This isn’t easy for me, because I’m a writer. On a regular day I can spend about two hours and at…
I always wanted a baby girl. Besides the obvious self-interest in trying to create my clone 😉 , the fact that girl things (dresses, shoes, toys, accessories)…
We as mothers can be very hard on ourselves at times. We have the tendency to compare ourselves to others parenting styles. We wonder if how were raising…
Let me start off by saying that I have always been terrible at sticking to our household budget. We write it down, we get gung-ho and ready to…
We all have challenges present in our lives that we struggle with daily; whether it be infertility, a special needs child, financial stress, an impending divorce, or any…
Originally posted at: www.justplayinghouse.com When my first son was born, we spent so much 1-on-1 time with him (obviously). We knew his likes and dislikes. As our family grew…
Recently in writing about what worried me the most in relation to motherhood, these were the words I wrote: “I don’t worry about my children being poor, I worry about…
The importance of being a “reader” cannot be emphasized enough. Individuals who read regularly are often at the top of their class, and income level. They generally are…