• And You Thought Babies Were Expensive?

      You have exited the baby years.  No more diapers (you hope), no more bottles, the pacifiers have all but disappeared.  Your “baby” is going to soon enter kindergarten, or elementary school or god forbid, high school.   The financial hit your wallet took when you were first pregnant is nothing compared to the onslaught […]

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    The Havoc You Should Expect On Your Pregnant Body

     You’re preggers.  Whether this is a joyous occasion to share with your significant other (SO) or a scary event that may derail your very existence, there’s an actual human being growing in your body.  This little alien, oops….bundle of joy will cause your body to go through changes; most of them not good. Not enjoyable.  […]

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    What I Really Think of 50 Shades Of Grey…

      On a visit to my bestie’s house in Atlanta in 2012, I accompanied her to an open house of her friend.  As often happens with a group of women, the conversation turned to the “hottest book” of the year. When I said that I hadn’t read it, and I’m an avid reader, every woman […]

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    Top 5 Tall-Mom Nightmares!

      I want to give a shout out to all the tall moms out there.  Being 5’10”, with a 34” inseam, finding any pants (including my infamous yoga pants) is a nightmare.  Going to the Mall, trying on endless, countless numbers of pants to no avail – the only thing that frustrating venture got me […]

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    5 Most Annoying Things About Facebook

      I have been on Facebook for a long time, and I miss the early days (well, early days for my profile).  There have been so many changes to the website that it is hard to keep up.  All I want, Facebook, is to see pictures of my friends’ families, my nieces and the occasional […]

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    Packing Your House For The Big Move Sucks!

    Getting a house a in order after moving in is kind of fun. It’s like playing dolls as a child. You get a fresh new start, finding a nice new home for everything so you can enjoy a clutter-free home for,oh, a couple weeks 😉  Preparing for the move is a bit of a drag, […]

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    5 Things I Blame On My Kid

      You know what one of the best things about being a mom is? You have a built in excuse for nearly everything! Sometimes it’s 100% true that I was late to church because my toddler spilled milk all over my pencil skirt. Sometimes I really did forget to look in the mirror because I […]

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    3 Parenting Tips I’ve Learned From My Husband

      My husband is a laid back guy. There isn’t much that bothers him and when something does, he usually tries to behave as if it doesn’t. As a parent, he tends to take an approach that often seems cavalier to me.  I’ve given him an earful about not caring enough or paying enough attention […]

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    5 Things We Now Worry About As Parents

      Today it seems there is always some new parenting fad.  There is more advice every day and a lot of times it’s directly the opposite of the advice we got yesterday.  I spend a lot of time worrying about whether I’m making the right choices or not in light of the daily digest of […]

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    10 Reasons Why I Didn’t Sleep Last Night

    Do you have trouble going to sleep at night? Do you rise bright-eyed and bushy-tailed? I used to sleep well at night. But then life got in the way. Read on to see what this hilarious mother-of-two has to say about why she and sleep are like ships in the night. Go to the Next […]

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    Valentine’s Gift Ideas For Your Husband!

      It’s always a challenge to decide what to get my husband for Valentine’s Day.  I know I’m not the only one who has this problem because a quick Google search turns up hundreds of lists with various ideas for what to get your sweetheart. Most of these lists include items that are out of […]

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    4 Reasons Why I Don’t Take My Toddler To Restaurants

    There are times when I just don’t feel like cooking. I just want to go sit at a restaurant and wait for someone to bring me something delicious of my choosing.  It sounds so simple, but taking a toddler to a restaurant is never simple.  Taking my toddler to a restaurant is akin to inviting […]

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    The Blessings and Challenges of Homeschooling

    Have you thought of homeschooling your children or know someone who does? Have you thought, Why would anyone on earth want to do that? The reasons for homeschooling seem as numerous and unique as the homeschoolers themselves. While this author doesn’t explain her reasons for homeschooling, she does share some of the blessings and challenges […]

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    Are You A Co-Sleeper?

    A survey was done on Parenting.com which took a poll of co-sleeping moms versus those who had their infants sleep in their own cribs. We are going to take a little look at what they found here. I suppose I didn’t think about it before, but I never would have guessed how many people actually […]

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    4 Things You Want To Do When Your Kids And Husband Aren’t With You

    These are the 4 things you want to do when you’re finally alone! No kids, no husband, just you…. I bet you can guess at least one of these! When was the last time you had some free time at home alone? You might have actually done one of these! Find out what they are […]

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