Mom's Timeout

Are you a stay-at-home mom? Are you overwhelmed? Burnt-out? Ready for a break? Better question… are you taking care of yourself? If you’re not, you might want to consider making yourself number one. You know what they say, you can’t take care of your kids unless you’re taking care of you. It’s unfortunately so easy to […]

There are so many days I question if working really is what’s best for my son, so many days I wonder whether or not I’m doing the right thing. And in the last year, staying at home has definitely crossed my mind more than a few times. Here’s the thing, though. These days, it seems as […]

Boys will be boys, right? Sure, to a degree. Where do you draw the line, though, between letting your boys act like boys and teaching them to be kind, smart, and creative? At what point is it no longer being a boy, but instead being rude or disrespectful? I can’t even tell you how many […]

I know I’ve seriously considered how much more awesome mom life would be to have another mama and her kiddos really close to us. As in one of us could be working while the other’s watching the kids and we could take turns cooking and definitely help each other clean. You know, because having someone […]

I remember spending the night with my little cousin all the time when I was a kid. We would play dress-up and do each other’s hair and nails. Growing up, we were the best of friends. Back then, I was totally naive to the real world and how dangerous it could be. Of course it […]

I noticed something along the lines of Logistical Overwhelm as soon as I went back to work after having my son. As if it wasn’t hard enough to get myself to work on time, I also added a second little human being that I had to get ready each morning. Needless to say, I’m not […]

I was really young when I was in kindergarten, as in barely 5 years old. For that matter, all through school, I was one of the youngest. I was one of the last to be allowed to wear makeup and one of last to be able to drive. The silver lining to being so young? I […]

Every now and again, I run across something that makes me stop and shake my head. Can people really be that nosy? That ignorant? That unapologetic? As far as I’m concerned, kids should, even in this day and age, learn to take care of themselves. Now, let’s take a step back for a minute. What I […]

Last night, my son didn’t sleep well at all. Probably a combination of having just gotten back from vacation and of course teething. Either way, it sucks. I picked him up from daycare this afternoon in hopes of having a nice, relaxing evening together. Not so much. From the time we walked in the door until the […]

Did you have any idea how much your life would change after you had kids? Did it even occur to you that things would never be the same? Were you prepared for your entire existence to get turned upside down in the blink of an eye? It’s totally crazy. Kids are crazy – crazy-wonderful, that […]

Parenting was a whole heckuva-lot easier before you had kids, wasn’t it? I remember all the crazy things I told my mom friends back then – how I’d have the most perfectly-behaved little one who never watched TV and always ate their vegetables. These days, the joke’s on me. Granted, we don’t watch much – […]

It was just a few days ago that I posted a picture of the little guy on Facebook along with the caption, “I don’t know why I buy toys. Lol… Someone got his books from Amazon today. Harper Collins Treasury of Picture Book Classics, Noah’s Ark, and Wee Sing Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies. Oh, and […]

These days, bedtime is non-negotiable around here. For better or worse, the little guy starts getting tired around 7 PM, which means he’s almost always in bed by 8 PM. Thankfully, he’s pretty good about it. I usually put him in his crib and he’s out within a few minutes. Last week, though – last week […]

There are quite a few things about being a mama that I wouldn’t trade for anything. There’s absolutely nothing that can replace all those awesome and amazing moments. Today, when I picked up the little guy, he took a few wobbly steps toward me with his arms outstretched and fell into my body. He was so […]

I had never even heard of Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” before tonight, but something made me stop scrolling and hit play. I’m so glad I did. This is absolutely amazing, go heartfelt and genuine. It gave me chills. And this little boy? Can you believe it? He’s such a fighter and this is, no doubt, the perfect […]

How many lies did you get told before you became a mom? For that matter, how many of those lies did you actually believe? I remember casually talking to people while I was pregnant and during those first few weeks after birth. And I heard the same few unsolicited pieces of advice over and over […]

For as long as I can remember, I was the friend without kids. I was the last one to get pregnant and therefore the last one to really “get it” because – quite frankly, I don’t care what anyone says – You don’t truly understand until you’ve experienced it firsthand. I remember asking a friend […]

There is nothing that sucks more than working all day and picking up my son only to find out that he’s out of something and we need to go to the grocery store. Here’s the catch though, we need to hurry up so we can get home and make dinner and then get a bath. […]

Have you ever really thought about what’s important to your kids? What actually matters to them in the long run? I’m willing to bet it probably isn’t what we think. I think the first thing I’d be adding to that list is just spending time with them. You don’t have to do anything special or […]

One thing I’ve noticed is that being with my parents (Love you, Mom!) has this strange effect on my son. It’s nothing that she’s doing “wrong.” After all, her parenting is frighteningly similar to mine in that bedtime exists for a reason, he can’t subsist on junk food, etc. We’ve discussed this phenomenon at length and we’ve decided that […]