Hellooooo lovely readers!! From time-to-time we put out a call for guest writers and that time is NOW! We encourage any Connecticut moms to send us a short writing sample and some information about yourself. Here are a few of our parameters: Good writing skills Lives in Connecticut Open to writing once a month for
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Some of us (cough, cough) will be alone on Valentine’s Day this year. Valentine’s Day is actually my FAVORITE holiday because I view it as a celebration of ALL the love in my life. The day doesn’t necessarily have to be tied only to romantic love. I love to remind everyone in my life how
Today, Sept 1st of 2015 is CT Working Moms 4-year anniversary. On this day 4 years ago, after developing the site while out on maternity leave with my daughter, the site went live! I am so proud of how much we’ve grown over the years and that we’ve really become this little spot on the
I can’t pretend to like winter. I just cannot. Every year I try so hard to psych myself up for it…it’s cozy! There’s cocoa! And sledding! And all of that! But then it arrives, and I just cannot muster any fondness for it. Every single winter I ask myself (and my husband) why we live in this cold,
This past week was a tough one for me. Both of my boys were sick. They had horrible colds and coughs that kept them up at night, their noses turned into non-stop faucets, and the little one had an ear infection (probably for longer than he should have because I chalked up the fever to
Since returning to work, I’ve become somewhat fascinated/obsessed with the practice of pumping at work**. Pumping while at work has been sort of a necessary evil for me as I try to reach the one-year mark of breastfeeding my baby boy. I diligently pump twice a day while away from Lenny, but I’ve developed a
Each June the CT Office of Tourism organizes Connecticut Open House Day. It’s a day where Connecticut residents are invited to discover – and rediscover – the state’s exciting arts, history and tourism offerings with a variety of special incentives, such as discounted or free admission, free gifts or special exhibits and activities. Last year CT
My older son is five, and is starting to become really interested in what things say if he can’t figure it out on his own. He recognizes some words he sees frequently, and some sight words from school. Recently, when we stopped at a familiar stop sign in our neighborhood, he said “Hey! What are those
One of my favorite things to do now that Jake is older (3 and a half- that’s big, people), is to take him on play dates. We’re kind of new to the play date scene, as I was pregnant with Livvy last summer, so we didn’t get out much aside from a Dairy Queen drive thru trip,
Back in September I wrote a post about how it seems like more and more hospitals are either getting rid of their nurseries or are strongly discouraging new moms from using them. I only discovered this issue because I went to visit my friend and fellow blogger Marie at a local hospital and she told
