Almost a year has passed since we hired our daughter’s caregiver, Kara. It was a stressful time as my family was going through a lot of change. Our previous caregiver was no longer working for us; I had unexpectedly accepted a new full-time job and needed someone ASAP; we were settling into our new home;
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Last Sunday I visited my mother. She was in a great mood and I felt her love permeate like warm sunshine. Her kind, supportive words gave me that happy feeling inside that reminds me how lucky I am to have such a great mom. She kept telling me what a beautiful person I was,
Did you know that June 9th is open house day in Connecticut?? More than 150 Connecticut destinations from across the state – everything from the Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, to Lake Compounce Family Theme Park in Bristol, to the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport – are offering Connecticut residents discounted or free admission, free
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mommas (and hey, if you’re a momma-to-be we count you too!). Take some time to enjoy yourself today. My post today is a special treat for the CTWorkingMoms.com bloggers. Below, I’ve listed 3 things I value about each of them and in some cases, was able to get their husbands to
Warning: This is potentially triggering to other mommas who had traumatic birth experiences Back in early February I shared part 1 of my birth story with all of you. It’s incredibly difficult for me to talk about this topic but I’m finally ready to write part 2. My daughter will be a year old in a
So, Monday’s generally stink don’t they? Let’s brighten up this one by giving something away – because winning a contest always makes you feel better right?! This is a quick one so get your comments in ASAP. Winner will be chosen tomorrow morning at 8 AM. That means you have less than 14 hours! We
So I guess I could tell you that my dirty little secret is the fact that my car is so messy right now it looks like I’m living out of it; or maybe that I haven’t been to the gym since last September – both true statements. However, I’m going to get a bit more
That pretty much sums up how I’m feeling lately. I am so tired, like, all the time. We’ve had some life changes going on at home – my hubby has started out at trade school and is working a part-time job so I’m in charge of the morning and night-time stuff now. I do the
Hi all! Thought I would share my latest Working Mother Media blog post with you. As I’ve blogged about in the past, having a child changed my view about a lot of things. I use to be quick to judge parents in the store whose kids were screaming and I thought breastfeeding was really the
Special Needs Sunday Column written by Dr. Pamela Deiter-Sands for Working Mother Media (she’s a local CT mom!) Hey, Special-Needs Mom, who is thinking about your well-being in this upcoming holiday season? At the holidays, we special-needs moms spend a lot of time trying to make people happy. After all, there are the kids, including
