Image by skampy via Flickr Recently, I learned just how intense back to school is for moms. Its not just a transition for the student, its also one for the parents. We adjust to new schedules. We meet teachers and make friends and lunches and breakfasts. We're running from soccer to scouts to swim lessons and shuffling homework and family time and playdates. You know what's usually forgotten? The mom. The MOM. The mom who makes lunch and breakfast and drives the carpool and prepares snack for … [Read more...]
Fashion Friday: Being Mom Chic
October 8, 2010 By 3 Comments
Cardigans by Magaschoni Platforms by L.A.M.B. The days I look Mom Chic I find I'm more motivated, I get more done. Every time I wear a skirt, a snazzy top or a put-together look, people double-take. They ask where I'm going, what the occasion may be, if I have an important meeting. Usually, I do. Sometimes, though. Sometimes, I'm dressed for me. And I'm dressed for my kids. Back in high school, I remember watching a friend walking down the hall, wearing sweats, hair uncombed, no make-up. … [Read more...]
Family traditions: We wash in our birthdays
August 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
Image via Wikipedia It was a busy weekend at the Precious household. Not one, but two birthdays. Big turned 7; Middle, 5. But on the morning of their birthdays, they couldn't actually announce they were 7 or 5 until after they bathed. Because they need to wash off the previous year. I started the tradition two years ago, when Big had had a really late night the night before his birthday and didn't bathe before bed. He woke the next morning excited to announce he was 5. And I knew that nothing … [Read more...]
Let your child define herself on the first day of school
August 30, 2010 By 8 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Its the first day of school, and I was reminded today of a conversation I overheard a year ago. A mom, met her child's teacher before her child did. "Oh! You have my son in your class this fall? Oh. We'll talk. There's a lot you need to know." Why? Why why why must parents do this? To their children and to their teachers? Do they not trust the teachers enough to bring their own experience to the classroom and to let it lead them in how they'll approach their … [Read more...]
I'm a BitMom Blog Network Member
August 9, 2010 By 2 Comments
Exciting news! I'm a BitMom Blog Network Member! Now, that's a mouthful, isn't it? And most of you are probably thinking, what on Earth? What's a BitMom? I was deeply affected by the Cyber-Safety seminar at the Yahoo! Motherboard Summit. All the while, my good friend Leticia of Tech Savvy Mama kept tweeting about Bit Moms. So, I linked through and found Bit Moms is a community powered by Bit Defender that works to teach and assist parents in the very scary world of kids on the internet. So, I … [Read more...]
5 Ways Being a Parent Has Made Me Enjoy Life
August 3, 2010 By 7 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Life was so cool, so easy pre-kids. And we were cool, weren't we? We took life in stride, let things happen, enjoyed late nights with friends rather than late nights with vomit. But being a parent has made me better person, and one who enjoys my life. Here's why: I'm responsible. I no longer live day by day and minute by minute. I recognize that other's rely on me. And that makes me more responible to myself, those around me and my surroundings. I'm more flexible. Sure, … [Read more...]
