This post originally appeared on Perfection Pending. I knew it the second the alarm clock shouted at me at 6:40AM, I was tired. Not tired, exhausted. My muscles and bones ached, and my eyelids felt as if they weighed 110 pounds. I wanted to hit snooze, but with my husband out of town for two Read Post
8 Signs You’re Living With a Fournado
It’s uncanny how quickly behaviors can change in just a few short months in our children. We realize The Terrible Two’s weren’t so bad when the Threenagers emerge. And as we limp through that age we think, “Well, when she’s four things will mellow out.” Think again. As with all parenting challenges, as soon as Read Post
What I Learned From a Social Media Time Out
When I first switched reluctantly from my beloved Blackberry to this iPhone contraption everyone was raving about, I posed a question to my actual friends on Facebook. (You know, when Facebook wasn’t a business and actual full of just real life friends?) “Do I really want to add a Facebook app to my phone? Will Read Post
The One Word I Try Like Hell Never to Say
I caught myself saying it to my husband early this morning, the one word I try like hell never to say. And most definitely never write. “What do you mean I have to do tax stuff today? I’m so busy today, you should’ve told me sooner!” I said voice raised, frustrated I was being inconvenienced. Read Post
Why All Moms Need to Go On Vacation Alone
Have you ever been on vacation by yourself? I haven’t, but for some reason this year when I was about to hit a big birthday, I wanted more than anything to celebrate alone. Head west to the Grand Tetons for a solo trek through the mountains, take some incredible photos, read, sleep, and full absorb Read Post
10 Tips to Help Your Picky Eaters
How many parents have picky eaters? Other than sleeping, I would say getting our kids to eat has been our biggest challenge. So big in fact it prompted me to write How Childbirth is Easier Than Feeding your Kids, (It’s true, I swear!) and start the One New Food campaign. But in the past seven years I’ve learned Read Post
Hitting The Links Week of 10/5/15
For awhile now I’ve always meant this space in blog-landia to be a blend of the best sports and parenting stories on the web. I’ve taken several u-turns and written about everything from IVF, recipes, threenagers, and interviews with pro athletes. But it’s time to put it all together in a weekly feature I’m calling Hitting the Links, from Read Post
One New Food – Starfruit
Starfruit is a lovely little tropical fruit that just happens to be in season and on sale down here in South Florida. What a perfect one new food for kids to try right? It’s sweet, shaped like a star, and would be great in a fruit salad or on a fruit pizza! Not with our Read Post
