You know how there are some blogs that you just have to read every day? Well, for me, Fighting Frumpy is one of those blogs. Rita is an incredibly talented writer who can find the humor in any situat...
I know it is politically- and socially-incorrect these days to say that I like disposable plastic grocery bags. But, the truth is, I do. I don’t care about the dirty looks I get when, instead of our ...
I don’t often write “personal” blog posts on The Professional Family Manager, as I’ve considered the blog to be an exploration of the work, image, and reception of motherhood ...
That’s the key to having it all: stop expecting it to look like what you thought it was going to look like. It’s true of the fall lines, and it’s true of relationships. ~Cindy Chupa...
(On Saturdays, I’m going back through my old posts and finding one that I like and want to repost again–hence the title “Salvage Saturday”. This post was originally written fo...
Memo to self: Never, ever go to Sam’s Club in a state of agitation, frustration, or irritation. Big warehouse club stores are not a safe place to be. The moment of euphoria and satisfaction of ...
By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class. ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh Last Thursday, to celebrate the beginning of ...
Winter in upstate New York is unpredictable…on that, I can count. This fact is made more challenging in that our home is at the top of a hill that consists of alfalfa fields. This is a problem ...
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. ~Anthony Robbins Last week, I spent the evening of my fortieth birthday with some very dear friends. I had shared a few months before th...
Today I am officially forty years old. Yes, in addition celebrating that Punxsutawney Phil has declared an early spring for 2011, I get to spend the day marking the fact that I am yet another year ol...
Thanks to Trop 50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 fabulous wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to help grant a friend’s wis...
Anyone who personally knows me can attest to the fact that I am anything but a coddling mother. If the kids do not have their chores finished, they do not get a ride to a friend’s house; if the...
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take t...
Here’s a question for you: when you decided to have a child, or while pregnant with a child, did you ever envision what life would be like with your children beyond their early years? When imagining ...
Moving beyond my last post on mother-guilt, today I am reflecting on another type of guilt–the guilt-trips placed on us by others when we do not do what they want or expect. It’s timely, ...
Nineteen years ago, in my junior year of college, I was talked into taking an upper-division poetry writing class by the head of the English department. He argued that it would be a good idea for me ...
Blogging is now a commercial endeavor. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the materials and resources for bloggers. Whether it’s an e-book or course on improving your blog in x number of easy steps, bl...
About a month ago, I went to Bloggy Boot Camp in Philadelphia…and haven’t written anything since. Because the best peice of (personal) advice I received was to stop blogging. Really. And ...
It has been over a week since I attended Bloggy Boot Camp in Philadelphia, and wrote about my thoughts on continuing writing on my blog. I arrived home in upstate New York late on the Sunday after th...
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. ~Cyril Connelly This weekend, I’m attending the Philladelphia Bloggy Boot Camp conference, my second co...
The winner of UPrinting.com‘s 500 Custom Business Cards is Danielle at
Have you ever thought about how employing the same steps to setting up a business would also be beneficial for setting up our homes? Think about it. As a mother, we have a multitude of responsibiliti...
Our car buying is going to the dogs. Literally. And I am completely out of my mind.
We often think "frugally" as opposed to "cheap" when considering buying a mixer, a coffee pot, a lawn mower, or a washing machine; however, how often do you think about the quality of...
I learned something about counting calories last week…something that is so incredibly obvious, and yet it never occurred to me: I never thought to subtract the calories burned from my exercise routin...
As today is the last Wednesday of the month of August, its time to add up all the things I did which earned money for the family. This month, my "earnings" are $767.70. Since beginning this p...
Whether you are a stay-at-home-mom, a blogger, a small business person, etc...you need and deserve to look and feel put-together. You feel better about yourself when you do, plus you look like the pr...
We’re not supposed to say the word “can’t” when it comes to a problem. Psychologists and sociologist and talk-show hosts will lambast you for having a negative attitude for even allowing the word “ca...
Have you ever thought of the similarities between our bodies and our homes? Our bodies house our mind and souls; our homes house our bodies. Just as we can abuse our bodies by eating too much, and to...
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