Mom's Timeout

Pickles and ice cream anyone? That’s the long standing joke. Cravings aren’t a joke though. It’s not like the craving you get for your mom’s mac and cheese at Thanksgiving. It’s like a strange sort of addiction that you just have to satisfy. The kind that has my poor husband running to Olive Garden for […]

April really isn’t all that far away and I’m just now starting to think about what I’m going to be putting in the little guy’s Easter basket this year. It’s his first Easter, but he’s still so young that candy really isn’t an option. Although, one of my long-term goals is to stay away from […]

We were having this really deep, almost philosophical, conversation today at work about how disorganization can be paralyzing. The mundane issues we face as women, right? It was actually completely random – I mentioned to one of the girls that I was thinking about taking a vacation as soon as we were finished with our […]

It’s been said more than a few times that I’m working the wrong shift. I’m the farthest thing that you can get from being a morning person. I can’t wrap my head around people that can manage to wake up, exercise, shower, and eat breakfast – all before their little ones even get out of […]

Recently, a friend asked me about transitioning to baby food. She was curious about what to feed her baby and how to transition to new foods. She didn’t want the textbook answer. She wanted to know about my experience.  I had never been asked that question before and I wasn’t quite sure what to say. […]

Maybe you already have some nightmare tales of travel, possibly involving embarrassing tantrums and endless fussing. Make traveling fun and easy with these tips! 1. Make it fun and Informative Teach them the wonder of flying and allow them to see how amazing it is. The experience of flying can be overwhelming to a child. […]

Ah, the issues of a privileged billionaire’s soon-to-be ex-wife.  Her richey-rich husband filed for divorce last July, while his equally richey-rich wife was out of town with the kids.  Has he not heard the phrase “Hell hath no fury…..”?  Piss a woman off and she will go for the jugular, or in this case, his […]

The Dictionary defines a resume as “a brief, written account of personal, educational and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job”.  Always written, but not always brief should be part of the definition.  How can you cram all of your knowledge in 1-3 pages?   If you type in […]

When did achieving your fitness goal mean submitting to machines that resemble something from the Spanish Inquisition?  Even innocent-looking apparatus manage to inflict an extreme amount of pain on your hapless body.  Perky, lithe trainers are task-masters in disguise, with their bubbliness and their bouncy ponytails.  You used to be able to go to your […]

When you have children, your priorities change a lot. Sometimes they change in ways that aren’t so obvious and you don’t realize the shift has happened until much later. Things change that you never thought would change. A few months after my son was born, I remember a moment when I looked around and thought […]

Okay, it’s three weeks after Valentine’s Day. The holiday’s over, right? Not in my house! I am inundated with red, pink, and purple hearts. My kids just can’t say goodbye to the season of love. Well, it’s time to roll up those sleeves, put my foot down and say, “We’re getting rid of this junk!” […]

In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we are barraged on every side with thoughts and experiences that drag us down. But for a moment, let’s just slow down and be thankful for the good things that we do have in our lives. Join this mother-of-two as she takes an opportunity to stop complaining […]

A sister-sister relationship is probably one of the most complicated around. Your sister may frustrate you to no end, but she’s the first person you call when you have exciting news. She knows you like nobody else could and understands your family dynamics. She’s your SISTER and that means a lot. Read on to find […]

I love using the crock pot (also known as a slow cooker) to make dinner. I can start it in the morning and by dinner time we have a meal that tastes like it took hours to cook. Technically it did, but I didn’t have to stand in the kitchen slaving over it. I make […]

When you were younger, you had an abundance of patience.  When your father and grandfather were looking for a victim, er, participant, to go fishing with them, you were the first to volunteer, even if it meant getting up at 5:30am.  You were the best babysitter, would willingly sit for hours coloring in coloring books, […]

This morning there was a contest on the radio. They wanted to hear about your worst wedding anniversary. I couldn’t get through, but I’m sure if I had, I would have won. Our first anniversary was pretty bad, but it was a reminder… marriage isn’t always easy and romantic. Marriage is hard, like our first […]

It’s hard to believe that we’re getting close to the one year mark. It seems like just yesterday that I was holding a newborn in my arms. As we’re quickly approaching the toddler years, so much is changing. It’s becoming painstakingly obvious to me that my baby isn’t going to be a baby for much […]

He probably “swept” you off your feet.  Flowers, little gifts, jewelry and love notes abounded.  He may have even quoted Shakespeare from early on in the relationship.  It is so very easy to get sucked into this type of situation, and unfortunately, difficult to get away from.  Along the way, he changed into a critical, […]

Perusing my emails today, I noticed my sister-in-law sent out an invite inviting the family to my middle niece’s 12th birthday celebration next week.  12?!!  How in the hell did that happen?  This is the littlest of my nieces, even though she is the middle child.  She was a preemie and suffered from failure-to-thrive.  She […]

My gym is convenient as it is in the building where I work.  For its size, it is well-stocked with Nautilus machines, treadmills, free weights and other torture devices.  They have a number of personal trainers on staff, and from what I can tell, they are hired assassins.  Or they were formerly Navy Seal drill […]