Happy New Year! I’m back with lots of great content for you this year. I don’t normally make New Year’s resolutions. But in keeping with my philosophy of always being willing to help out my [...]
I continue to marvel at the lessons I learn as a mother. About a week ago I got the call every parent dreads. D2’s teacher called me at work one day to tell me that he had a bad, bad day. [...]
I have to work hard to suppress my sanctimommy urges. Generally, I do a decent job. I’m guilty of letting D2 watch back to back episodes of “Chuggington” so I can get a few [...]
We are hosting Dr. D.’s three nieces (two aged 11 and a 7 year old) for the summer and it’s certainly been an adventure to go from one toddler to four kids in the house. One of the [...]
Last week my friend blogger Blessing over at WorkingMomJournal, made an impassioned pitch for why she thought working mothers needed to embrace nannies, housekeepers and other household help. She [...]
Finding a nanny is a little like finding a husband. It’s all about chemistry and you have to be patient and willing to wait for the right person to come along. It’s also one of the [...]
There is something troubling me. Last week the media was agog with R&B star Chris Brown’s latest outburst. For those of you who don’t follow pop culture, Chris Brown is the [...]
“What color are you?” Huh? “What. Color. Are. You.?” Me? I’m shopping at Pier 1 Imports in the home fragrance aisle and see a young, blonde girl about six years old [...]