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10 ways to dress your kid in the morning

Parenting small children is basically an episode of Naked Survivor. You win if you manage to coerce the small children into wearing clothes. Without killing them (or yourself) in the process – that’s the survivor part. I’m in the thick...

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How to boost your confidence with a power pose

Here’s your recipe for success in the hetero, white man’s world. Change your name to “John” (if you wanna be CEO) and CONFORM. Oh, and wear makeup. (Something I haven’t done in 10 years.) Because guys only take us girlies...

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The working mom’s morning struggle is real

With little ones around, plus a full time job, this momma really likes routines. Especially in the morning. Where everyone wakes up, dutifully gets dressed, eats organic goodness for breakfast, brushes teeth, combs hair, and washes face without incident, and...

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Working 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...

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How to survive life with a newborn

Here’s your guide to survive all things new mom. Well, maybe not all things, but these are the most popular posts from MothersRest for prego ladies and mommas of newborns. All in one spot. First off, newborns like to poop...

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I just want my 18-year-old self to like me

Raise your hand if you’re like me – in the midst of the great midlife unraveling. It sucks, right? But I’m soldiering through it. Trying to redefine what success means. And that means lots of reflection. Like back to high...

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I ran back to work after my son was born

I was never meant to be a stay-at-home mom. I knew this at age eight. When I asked my own stay-at-home mother what she did all day. I thought it consisted of playing bridge with her friends, eating cashews, arranging...

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How to make stay-at-home Saturday great

How often do you have a Saturday with nothing to do? Without a soccer game on the schedule? Or some random kid’s birthday party? I struggle a bit with the lazy, stay-at-home Saturday. I tend towards listless and feel unmoored....

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