For parents who want to worry less and play more!

Hitting the Wall

Yesterday was one of those days that I’m not proud of. It began with my daughter crying first thing when she awoke and continued for a while until we finally sourced the problem. What a surprise, there really was no problem. So why do I let that get to me? Why can’t I take my […]

Hair

Anybody remember it? That hippie crazed, free lovin’, over the top Broadway musical? Who wouldn’t remember that awesome poster with the silk screen afro guy’s mirror image. Well, like my mother would have before me and now my daughter is after me, she will be performing the music from Hair at the end of this first […]

Flavored Milk

Apparently if our children are not returning home from school or camp with the classic “milk moustache” they’re not getting enough calcium. Is this really true? I know that both of my children as babies were big milk drinkers. They used to down 2 eight ounce bottles in one sitting without a problem. But when […]

Ditch the TV?

I was beside myself after reading this diatribe about one family’s self-righteous, journey to a media free childhood. “Families Ditch TV” was an article I stumbled across when doing my daily search seeking a temperature check on things causing stress in my life and that of other moms. Today’s theme was how do my husband and I do a date night […]

Ballet and Baseball

Today was such a big day. The last day of t-ball with a final celebration complete with trophy. And the first ballet recital–”Under the Sea” and as Blaise reminded me the other girls were mermaids but she was a turtle. I can tell you she didn’t look much like a turtle. She looked like my […]

Cool Mom Inventions: Secrets of 76 Successful Mommy Inventors

And who is the coolest? Well, there are a lot of them and I feel so incredibly proud to be among them. When women have children whether they’re working outside the home or not, we tend to feel like our life’s work has now become 100% about our kids. I grant you, my identity has changed since […]