Motherhood is an emotional rollercoaster ride with all the highs and lows, twists and turns, and nauseating moments you get from the one at your local amusement park. However, unlike your typical two-minute ride, this one lasts a lifetime and begins moments after you pee on a stick.

Hop in and I’ll share a seat with [...]

A few months ago I shared that I think it’s important to listen to the words of Thoreau and live the life you have imagined. While I don’t know what Thoreau had in mind when he uttered those profound words, I know I always imagined being part of a big family. And since fate would [...]

Being a working mother has its challenges. There’s an understatement for you! Luckily for me and many other working moms, we don’t have to face those challenges alone. We have help, albeit in varying degrees. I’m very fortunate to not only be married to an extremely supportive husband, but one who thoroughly believes paying a [...]

Finding a good babysitter can be a very stressful experience. Many parents rely on friends and family to watch their children, but there are inevitably times when you need someone outside of your immediate circle to care for your children. While there are a lot of teenagers who can provide caring, reliable and cost [...]

I was watching Oprah one day, before she got ridiculously self-absorbed and trashy, when she had Diane Keaton as a guest. Diane couldn’t stop gushing about how wonderful her kids were, and even stopped the interview to take a piece of paper out of her pocket so she could read verbatim the cute things they’d [...]

One of my readers friends read my post about how the to do list will always be around, but your kids won’t and asked me the following question in her comment because she knows we’re planning on having a fourth child:
Do you ever worry that having another baby will just be more to do and [...]

As you may have read, I’ve feeling a bit down this week because a close friend and I are growing apart. So I was particularly thrilled to get some good news today. I found out this morning that I won the Mother’s Day quote contest at Blogtations! If you’re interested in reading what quote the [...]

I can still hear the asinine statements that my friends have uttered to me over the last ten years since I veered off the “career fast track” after having my first child.
“I wish I could sit home and eat bon bons all day.”
This gem came from a working woman who didn’t have any kids. A [...]

4:00 p.m. Kids get off school bus.
4:05 p.m. Using drill sergeant tempo, get kids to unpack their backpacks, use the bathroom, eat a snack, put on soccer uniform, grab violin/music and get into minivan, while checking homework, packing diaper bag, then frantically changing baby [...]

Before I was a mother, I would rarely say I was sorry because I didn’t want to admit I was wrong. Now that I’m a mother, I’m quick to say I’m sorry to my daughters, and I’m working on it with my hubby.

Before I was a mother, I would avoid holding babies because I was [...]