I’m more of a #PinterestFail kind of mom and I’m proud of it. How about you? Are you super crafty and the best chef ever, with an always-spotless house? If that’s working for you, GREAT! If you’re more like me,...
Read More10 tips for car-tripping with toddlers
I’m getting ready to stab out both my eyes. From the thought of spending ad infinitum hours in the car with two small children. Yes, I want to go to the beach. No, I don’t want to travel to the...
Read MoreWorking mother hacks
So you had a fabulous maternity leave. You followed my advice and turned off your damn work email and created a maternity leave manifesto. You’re rocking this new-mom thing! Well, sleep deprivation may just win the battle when you return...
Read MoreTurn off the damn baby monitor (and other sleep tips for moms)
One day your shiny, new baby will sleep. I promise. But for you, uh, sleep is now a glitter-covered unicorn. And I’ve heard those suckers are nearly impossible to catch. The months of painful sleep deprivation, accompanied by the fog...
Read More12 simple tips for better sleep on vacation
You’ve waited months for vacation. You’ve saved for it. You’ve planned for it. You’ve off-loaded all your work projects so you can actually enjoy it. Then you spend the first night tossing and turning. Even though you’re sleeping on the...
Read MoreChildren should be seen and not heard
You know the expression: Children should be seen and not heard. It’s total bunk. Do not build your parenting around this concept! You will live to regret it. Your kid will draw horses on the wall behind her bed. Or...
Read MoreWhat to do when your kiddo fights the midday nap
I fondly remember the days when both boys napped midday – at the same time. The family that naps together, stays together. Those halcyon days of yore. They ended when my eldest learned to escape from his crib-cage. This post...
Read MoreSleep when the baby sleeps
Ah, the old “sleep when the baby sleeps” advice. Who does that? Can you find 10 minutes in your day when sweetness is snoozing to catch up on some zzzzz’s? Can you commit to dropping everything to hit the hay?...
Read More30 tips to make you smile (when lack of sleep’s got you down)
Why, hello there, tired momma. Life got you down? Exhausted all the way to your bones, wandering around in that Mommy Brain fog? Trying to kick the raging, grouchy Mommy Dearest out of your life? Um, good luck with that....
Read MoreNap time died its horrible death
Any of you mommas crying big alligator tears right now because little cuteness just gave up nap time? It’s definitely a game changer. I mean, what happened to our mid-day break? Now instead of sitting around eating bon bons for...
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