Mom's Timeout

Is your to-do list never-ending? Do you feel as if you can’t possibly add anything else to it? I can’t help but think it’s just an unwritten rule of motherhood. Being overwhelmed is… well, overwhelming. The real question, though, is what to do about it. I know that when you’re already overwhelmed, adding anything else […]

Are you in love with your husband? Instinctively, the answer is yes. Of course you are, you’re married aren’t you? But if we really think about it those nagging thoughts start to creep in. If you’ve been together for a long time, you know that love starts to change over time. It starts out like […]

These days we’re always looking for new ways to entertain the kids. There are hundreds of summer camps, community programs, and more to help you fill your summer calendar. Do you ever feel like you’re more like a taxi cab driver or a camp counselor than a mom? Do you ever wish you were having […]

What happened to that list of things your mom said? You know, the stuff you swore you’d never say to your own kids. It didn’t take long after my son’s second birthday for me to realize I was quickly chipping away at that list. If you’ve already realized you’re probably going to say everything your […]

Research shows that support is the biggest contributor to a woman’s success with her breastfeeding goals. However, many women report not receiving the support they need to continue breastfeeding. I was very lucky to have a husband who supported my decision to breastfeeding and all that the choice entailed. Many men are stepping up and […]

Do you remember being younger and whining because your mom told you no and you just didn’t get it? You didn’t understand why you weren’t allowed to do whatever it was that your friends were doing. Or maybe, you couldn’t quite make sense of your unusually early curfew. Let’s face it – we’ve all been […]

The toys are taking over my house. I swear they multiply at night. They are everywhere! So far my ideas to keep the toy clutter in check have failed miserably. I can’t convince my kids to give away some of their toys to charity. All the cute fabric baskets in the world don’t contain the […]

I have a sweet tooth. In fact, I have a whole mouth full of sweet teeth. A meal consisting of nothing but desserts sounds awesome to me! I’m pretty sure my love affair with sugar constitutes an addiction. Recently, a friend told me about breaking her sugar addiction. I was amazed. I’ve thought about breaking […]

Let’s be realistic for a second – no two husbands are the same, especially when it comes to the business of labor and delivery. There are good ones and bad ones, funny ones and annoying ones. The list goes on and on. How did your husband handle the maternity ward? Was he front and center […]

Do you hate cleaning? I know I do. It’s unfortunately one of those necessary evils in life, though. You gotta do what you gotta do, right? We can put it off indefinitely, but sooner or later, it’s going to have to get done. We’re going to have to roll up our sleeves and get busy. […]

We’ve all heard them – you know, those annoying cliches about being a mom… the same few things over and over again. I can rattle off a list of at least a half dozen stereotypes that I hear repeatedly. Things like being so tired because you never get to sleep or not having time to […]

We’ve never taken a baby moon. I didn’t really see the point the first time. Now, on our second pregnancy, I’m starting to understand. It might be nice to get away for some quiet time with the hubby before we are thrust into even more chaos at home. A toddler and an infant at home […]

After hearing all the rave about Costco, and having a deep-seated hatred for all things Sam Walton related, I was eager to see what all of the fuss was about.  The first time I walked into this Mecca, I was dumbstruck.  Literally.  It took me a good 10 minutes to move past the TVs and […]

We spend a lot of time worrying that we might be screwing up our kids. In truth, we know it’s sort of inevitable. I like to think that the point is just not to do it in the same way my parents did. You know, sort of to put my own spin on it. If […]

Do you ever have days with the kids that are so rough that by the time your husband comes home you just want to be left alone? Are there ever times when you just don’t want to be touched? Personal space can be a difficult issue, especially when you have babies and toddlers and you […]

I’m sure this is difficult for so many women. Whether you’ve consciously made the decision or it’s just the hand you’ve been dealt, it’s no doubt still bittersweet. Maybe, it was a compromise between you and your husband or maybe your body can’t handle any more for one reason or another. Maybe, you know it’s […]

I was skinny. I was always very skinny, no matter what I ate. I never thought my metabolism would catch up to me. Happily, I even managed to avoid the dreaded “Freshman 15” in college. Sadly, I couldn’t outrun my junk food diet forever and by the time I graduated college, I had finally acquired […]

Do you ever wake up in one of those moods? Maybe you slept on the wrong side of the bed. Maybe you had a strange dream. Maybe your husband’s alarm clock was too loud. Sometimes there’s no reason at all… you just feel grouchy. You drag yourself out of bed, ignoring your sore muscles and […]

What are mommy manners? Is there a special set of manners we’re supposed to acquire and practice upon becoming a mom? Considering that there are days when I’m grateful to make it out of the house having brushed my hair rather than just wrangling it into a “messy bun” … Let’s just say that a […]

You wake up one morning and somewhere between the extra whining for no reason and the daily game of “get dressed freeze tag,” you realize you’re in the middle of the dreaded terrible twos. There’s a lot to love about this stage in childhood & parenting, but there’s also a lot you loathe. Like the […]