Mom's Timeout

Going for a date night out on the town is not quite what it used to be after  you have kids…especially when you’re reaching your 40’s. In their latest Youtube parody video, Penn and Kim Holderness, make us laugh with their funny lyrics and silly old-school moves to Justin Beiber’s hit , “Sorry”, which they […]

This video is hilarious! It’s so true-You might think working out in your 20’s vs your 30’s is not that big of a deal until you actually hit your 30’s and the reality of your aging body and true life sets in. Your adorable workout gear no longer fits or looks like it used to and […]

Breastfeeding is one method of feeding babies. I happen to think it’s a pretty good one. For reasons I still can’t comprehend, many find breastfeeding offensive.  I just don’t get it, what’s so offensive about feeding a baby? Thankfully, I’m also rather certain that most people aren’t bothered by it at all. In more than […]

Disciplining our children isn’t something we like to think about. At my house, we both hatebeing “the bad guy,” even though we believe discipline is important. In the south, where we live, there’s a lot of focus on disciplining children in order to mold them into the adults we hope they will one day become. […]

Need something fun to do? School just got out and the kids are already bored. You’re searching for fun ways to pass the summer days without breaking your budget. I’m always looking for new ideas too. At this point, I feel like we’ve tried so many things. Lots of the “money saving” ideas for family […]

I’m more than a little “type A.” I am, no doubt, driven and definitely a perfectionist. While we’re on the subject, prior to having my son, I was a serious workaholic. Oh, and impatience just happens to be my middle name. My husband is constantly telling me to slow down and quit planning – just […]

I love camping! We went on lots of camping trips as a family when I was a child. It was a cost-effective way for my parents to take us on vacation (even if it was often just camping at the local lake). My husband hates camping. He’s all about comfort and convenience. On our mountain […]

Okay, so… I’m willing to bet everyone has experienced at least one of these. What are they, you ask? Murphy’s Laws of Parenting, of course. In other words, parenting is ironic so we may as well all humor ourselves and share our failures because there are certainly enough of them to go around. Cheers! I […]

Thankfully, I’m nowhere near having to worry about this. Does it really happen as often as this article makes it seem like it does, though? I mean, seriously… I don’t even recall going through this phase when I was growing up – not saying I didn’t… Just saying I don’t remember it. I guess it’s possible […]

Don’t you just hate housework? It’s the gift that keeps on giving, that’s for sure. Laundry and dishes are never-ending and dusting? Don’t even get me started about dusting. We’re currently remodeling, so dusting is sort of non-negotiable, at least to some degree. It also seems like every time I get into a groove with […]

Nothing can prepare new parents for changing their baby’s diaper without a couple fails along the way. You think you got this after you mastered putting the diaper on the doll in your pregnancy class-but they failed to warn you about poop explosions, how quickly you need to change the diaper before another accident ends up […]

In addition to the pay that we should receive for this “Mom” gig (and that includes hazardous duty pay), our new found skills as parents should appear on our resumes.  Or if we’re feeling particularly fancy, kind of a “drinking with pinky out” moment, a “curriculum vitae” or “CV” for short.  I’m cool with that. […]

I think we all can agree that Dads certainly have a different parenting style than Moms do. Not that it’s a bad thing…it’s just not quite how we would go about it…I will say Dads seem to have a knack for not “stressing-out” over things that Moms would definitely make a big deal out of. […]

Have you ever taken a few – um, shortcuts? I seriously wish housework wasn’t quite so never-ending. I could definitely do a load of laundry every day and still never get done with it. It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? Little people definitely do go through a lot of clothes. And I’ve definitely forgotten to switch the laundry […]

Having kids changes every aspect of your life – including work. There’s really no way around it. Think about it… Before you had a baby, chances are you had a lot more flexibility. You could come in early or stay late with minimal notice. Not saying you necessarily wanted to, just that you could. And […]

I remember when I had my son. Everything felt surreal. I thought for sure that he would be my first and my only, so I savored every possible moment of him being an infant. I told everyone who asked that I couldn’t get this time back and that I was fine. I didn’t need any […]

I seriously spent the entire nine months of my pregnancy afraid I’d end up having a c-section. That was totally not the plan. Crazy as it might sound, a completely natural labor was what I’d hoped for. Obviously, that didn’t end up happening, but that’s a story for another day. You see, a c-section scared the […]

Year after year, I remember sitting in the auditorium on the first day of school bored to tears and listening to orientation. Policies and procedures and all that stuff wrapped up into a few hour assembly as if there were any chance of us actually remembering it. These days, I’m not even sure if those assemblies […]

Have you ever been in a store or restaurant and heard a kid having an epic meltdown. I’m sure the thought has crossed all of our minds that the parent should probably get it together. I know I’ve been guilty of this, especially before I had the little guy. It’s so easy to judge another […]

The idea of having three kids sounds a bit scary at first. You’re worried about taking on way too much than you can handle. But let’s just think about this for a moment-you know you have that diaper changing down like nobody’s business. Bath-time is a piece of cake now that you know you can’t […]