It’s Monday night and I haven’t written a post for Tuesday’s Tips. In fact, you may have noticed I didn’t write one at all last week either. I’ve been taking a writing “vacation,” although not planned or welcomed. My role as stay-at-home mom changed this September to home-school mom, a title I never imagined. My … Continue Reading →
When my daughter started kindergarten last year, I was fully prepared to drive her to and from school even though the bus stop is conveniently located right across the street from our house. I don’t have fond memories of the school bus the few times I had to ride it when I was in school. … Continue Reading →
My clock broke weeks ago. Actually, it had been acting sickly for months, losing time in small increments until finally it was behind by almost 15 minutes. I would set it on Monday and by Sunday night I would have to do it again. (It was a digital clock; how does that happen?) Needless to … Continue Reading →
I realize now how much simpler life was when my children were in preschool. It only seemed hard. Hard is waiting for them to come home by curfew, trusting they make good choices when I’m not around, and hoping they will do the right thing if their friends try to negatively influence them. Between school, … Continue Reading →
Last week I wrote about turning a corner with my daughter in first grade and my son in nursery school. A friend asked me how I could feel amazing. Didn’t I have the fear of not being needed anymore? I was taken aback by her question because I never even considered that a possibility. A … Continue Reading →
I’m not typically a crier when it comes to the bittersweet moments of motherhood. I have a tendency to focus more on the sweet rather than the bitter. I was sad when my babies stopped nursing, but I was more excited to start our culinary journey of solid foods. It was a big adjustment when … Continue Reading →
A loss of interest in judging others. A loss of interest in judging self. These are probably the two most important things I could teach my children, and certainly two things that I need to work on daily.
There are a lot of things I obsess about as a mom such as eating whole foods and using paraben-free personal products. I prefer to think of it as being proactive and informed. Obsess just sounds so negative. But above anything else, I want my children to be good people: happy, self-secure, and following their … Continue Reading →
Keeping a central calendar on our kitchen wall used to be sufficient. It was easy when the kids were little, because typically their schedule was dictated by me or their dad. Most weeks consisted of school, neighborhood friends and family time. Then, almost overnight, my daughters became socialites. Now they have team sports, group projects, … Continue Reading →
Everybody loves summer vacation, or at least the idea of summer vacation. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take long before the novelty wears off and the whining begins. It starts as a low murmur, then an irritating buzz, until it finally bubbles over into a roaring rush of foot tapping and kitchen pacing. “I’m bored! There’s nothing … Continue Reading →