Parenting With Heart And Humor
We are headed into the final days of 2014. The heat is on for us to complete the resolutions we so determinedly put in place in December 2013 - or wait… you forgot what they were? Don’t worry - so did millions others who steadfast made plans to lose weight, change their ways, save more, eat less, be View Post
I yelled tonight! If you had seen me out in public you would have stared and thought to yourself “I am SUCH a better mom than her” - and truth be told - today ANYONE would have been a better mom than me!I came home from work in a foul mood. My children of course knew that things had not gone View Post
Hi There! I’m Mandy, Wife to Jim, Mama to Andrew (6), Jacob (5), & Grace (2). We live in sunny Arizona are doing our best to live out this life with intention, laughter and fun. I love this topic of Caring for the Caregiver. I was thinking a little about what I would write about and the View Post
It’s early evening and you just got home from work/ the kids’ soccer or ballet/ a play date (you fill in the blanks). Your toddler is having a meltdown because, well because toddler. The baby is hungry, because babies eat a LOT - and come to think of it, the rest of your family would probably enjoy View Post
It's Friday, and therefore time for our new series "Parenting Shortcut"! The term "busy mom" is redundant - regardless whether you work in an office, run a business out of your home, or your home is your business we are all "busy working moms"! I will over the next weeks introduce you to various View Post
Welcome to my new series “Caring for the Caregiver”! We spend our days giving, loving, helping, caring, supporting and encouraging others. If we focus some of our energy on ourselves - we will in turn have more to give to others. Join me today in CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER - you will be glad you View Post
Life happens! - and thank God for that, otherwise bloggers would have nothing to write about! But sometimes life’s happenings get in the way of our writing, and once you get out of the groove it can be really hard to get back on track and get your blogging groove back!Personally, I need to stick View Post
I recently came home from a long day at the office. I had missed my family something fierce - as I do every day. Being a working mother IS hard - regardless of how much you like your career and ADORE your job! As with anything hard in life, we have to find some positive attributes to make them seem View Post
I recently wrote an article about our interview process for hiring babysitters and nannies. It is really true what they say: “good help IS hard to find!” Once you have found a good caregiver for your children you will want to keep your nanny and babysitter happy! - cling on to them like only a View Post
I think all moms can agree that mornings can truly make of break your entire day. The flow of the early hours sets the stage for the rest of the day. We will forever be chasing after all the minutes we overslept and the mood of our kids paint every hour thereafter. Sprinkle in a little bit of View Post
As parents we fret over every decision we make for our children, and childcare is no exception. Who do we trust to watch our children when we cannot be there?! Regardless whether we need help daily or occasionally, all day long or for a few hours, leaving our children in the care of someone other View Post
Today I am writing without purpose. There is no intent, no advice to give… today my fingers are dancing across the keyboard looking for answers, strength and time… I really just need more time. Time with the kids, time with my husband, time to get things done, time to live, time to write, time to be View Post
My only objective in the mornings is how to get dressed without tears! Most weekday mornings I feel like “Goldilocks & the Three Bears,” except my version is called “Mama & the Many Body Sizes.” My closet is filled with clothes that fall into categories including: no longer fits, fit for a View Post
(I wrote this Friday evening - so any reference to "today" is a couple days off)Today I failed to balance work/ life. Today I let work win, and I had to break a little boy’s heart. I did the one thing I had promised myself that I wouldn’t do - I missed out on something that was important to one View Post