Anyone who has been through, or is in the midst of, toddler-hood knows that reason is not a skill that our little hellions munchkins possess. This skill doesn’t even begin to surface until almost 6 or 7 years old, and frankly, even then it is a bit rusty. In the meantime you try to answer the incessant… Read More The Wink Rule
My kids are 4 1/2 years apart. They truly love each other and it amazes me sometimes how close they are despite the large age difference. Before Ava was born, I tried to prep my then 4 1/2 year-old about the time and energy that babies need. We read books about it and for the… Read More Teaching Fairness
It’s no secret that one of my biggest concerns is what chemicals I expose my family to. In the last few years, I have made great strides in altering the way we clean our house and our bodies, but I haven’t, until now, looked at our diet with the same scrutiny. A little background: We… Read More Cleaner Living: Clean-Eating
If you just cringed at reading the title I can almost guarantee that you have now or have had a 3-year-old. My daughter will hit this marvelous age in about a week and a half, and I am already starting to see snippets of why I wanted to gouge my eyeballs out when my son… Read More THREE…
I’m a recovering Catholic, so this Confession thing is… well, a bit rusty. I have really been enjoying reading all these confessions because I can relate to most, if not all of them, and I think you do too. Which is why I don’t feel the Mommy Guilt need to state the disclaimer about loving my kids more than… Read More True Confessions: Dena
Happy 2013! It has been almost a year since I did the Toxin a Day series (you can find the wrap up and links to all the Toxins here). For you newbies, the series took aim to help our readers navigate the shopping aisles armed with a bit more knowledge of the toxins that lurk in… Read More Cleaner Living: It’s a New Year!
It goes without saying that our hearts of broken after last Friday’s events. While this post is not about the tragedy in Newtown, it is inspired by my need to hold on to the innocence and wonder in my children. Besides, couldn’t we all use a bit of magic and wonder right about now? To… Read More Preserving the Magic
We’ve all been there. The lunatic behind the camera with five other lunatics jumping up and down, yelling out “POOPY” in hopes of getting that perfect Holiday Card. Sometimes you get a real gem… Other times you are stuck wondering if you can just Photoshop happy, smiling faces together and hope no one notices. So in honor… Read More Holiday Card Horrors!
I believed in Santa until I was almost 11. When other kids were telling me he wasn’t real, I would tell them about how he called me every Christmas Eve. He knew what I wanted most, what I had been doing in school and dance, and I even heard Rudolph in the background. I may… Read More The Truth About Santa
It’s that time of year again! Despite all of my attempts at brainwashing teaching my children that this time of year is about the Season of Giving, most importantly of ourselves, there are still lists that are made and the expectations of Santa’s bounty to arrive December 25th. It is no secret that I am always… Read More Cleaner Living: Non-Toxic Toys for the Holidays
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