It’s a little embarrassing to admit that I have a fairly vast selection of cheesy pop songs in my iTunes library. But when you can actually pin a bona fide epiphany to a Rob Thomas song from the soun...
Ah, yes, the TIME Magazine toddler-nursing mom cover … inquiring minds want to know: What does this Womo think of that ridiculous image that has conservatives up in arm and just about everyone across...
About a month ago, I got thisclose to committing career suicide. Here’s how it went down. My mom called with an irresistible offer: 2 free tickets to Puerto Vallarta if we could all four take a quick...
For the past week since the story broke about Democratic advisor Heidi Rosen’s bitchy remark about Ann Romney “never having worked a day in her life” and the subsequent uproar from the rest of the wo...
o “I’m so tired. I have insomnia and just can’t seem to sleep no matter what I try.” (Uh, shut up. If you’re getting more than three consecutive hours in a night at a time, you’re golden compared to ...
Spending two hours in the dark – not talking – watching the blockbuster du jour doesn’t really sound like a bonding experience, does it? But I would have to say that today’s “office field...
When you see a story about “fashions for kids,” do you turn the page … mainly because the majority of your child’s clothes come from discount outlet stores, second hand stores or Target? o Do the wel...
The other night, Nate and I were talking to Tavish about what he wanted to be when he grew up. “For example,” I explained, “When Mommy was a little girl, I wanted to be a writer, a horse trainer or a...
Pin the tail on the donkey. Musical chairs. A piñata. Maybe a little Chef Boyardee pizza making and some cake and ice cream. My baby brother getting jealous of all the presents as I tore off the wrap...
The other day I found this (see pic below) cocktail napkin among the happy hour supplies at my office (Sidebar: Yes, there are youngsters at my company who actually don’t rush out the door at 5:30 to...
It’s not exactly an earth-shattering revelation that returning to work after taking time off to be a mom is tough, no matter if that time is just the three month maternity leave your employer doles o...
Sh__t Girls Say has suddenly spawned similar versions spoofing things PR people say, LA people say, San Franciscans, what black girls say to white girls and on and on. But so far I have yet to see be...
o At least one meal per week is consumed in the car and consists of an energy bar from the glove box or a handful of goldfish crackers from a box of “snacks” stowed in the back between the car seats....
Well, it’s official. Just under eight years after saying “I do” on a beach in Mexico, I have finally gotten around to filing all the paperwork to take my husband’s last name. The social security card...
I am sure I’m not alone in admitting that come 7:30-8 p.m. in our house, there is at least one adult eyeing the clock with nervous anticipation. Because as much as I love hanging out over the dinner ...
One week at home from work with my son out of school and little on the agenda. Shouldn’t I be jumping for joy right now, eagerly anticipating a boatload of quality time and fun mother-son activities?...
Every year, that first dreaded envelope arrives just after Thanksgiving and lands like a thud on this stressed out working mom’s kitchen countertop … the first cute little family holiday card from a ...
If I were to make a list of the top ten signs of a great vacation, at the very top would be “No To-Do Lists” all week. Which is why I would easily deem the past seven days in Maui as downright heaven...
“Our target market is really what we like to call a ‘Target Mom,’ you know? She’s probably in her 30s or 40s, married, has a couple school age children, middle to upper middle income …” If I had a do...
Recently I read somewhere that scientific research has finally proven something most of us have suspected for years – that multitasking is not really efficient or effective. The so-called experts in ...
“You either get a great house and a great guy, but your job sucks. Or your living arrangements suck, but your job’s rocking and you have a fantastic love life. Or your job’s great, house is great, bu...
As an admitted blond-aholic who’s been highlighting her locks since high school and who has cried herself too many times to admit over hair that looked “too ashy,” “too rooty,” “too dark,” “too brass...
Lots of people could care less about losing their hip, cool, trendy status. They descend happily into the land of swim team, minivans and mom bobs without a hint of angst about it. And then there are...
For once it seems, TV land seems to have gotten it right … or at least close. I’m talking about a new show called “Up All Night” starring Christina Applegate and Will Arnett that struck a little clos...
I’ve been struggling with how to write this blog entry for weeks now, pondering just how to admit to the world that I, champion of the frazzled working moms of the world, seem to have an issue workin...
‘Fessing up comes pretty naturally to me. Those who know me are well aware of my poor lying skills and my sometimes unfortunate propensity for volunteering too much information, as well as, let’s jus...
So, the headlines of the recent survey from Today.com and Parenting Magazine were admittedly jarring i.e., “44 percent of moms would rather be 15 pounds thinner than add 15 points to their child’s IQ...
our new kittten, Targa How pathetic is it that I am stressing out more right now about whether to get a second kitten than I ever worried about whether or not to have a second child? Don’t answer tha...
Okay, time-pressed, stressed out working moms out there: What would you do with an extra 24 hours a week? What if you could wave your magic wand and receive the truly part-time work schedule you hav...
For the past few months since moving to our new house, Tav’s been sadly bereft of playmates in the ‘hood. Still in preschool two towns over and enrolled in activities better suited to my mom’s schedu...
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