Top 10 Discussion-Worthy Books for Book Clubs Next month will mark the four year anniversary of my Preschool Moms Book Club. Our kids are no longer in preschool. In fact, they are spread across three different schools in the community so our monthly book club is the only way some of us see ...
How to Set Attainable Goals that Focus on Your Personal Needs as a Mom I stopped setting “New Year’s Resolutions” eight years ago…not coincidentally, at the time I was pregnant with my first child. It seemed silly to make resolutions that I had no idea what my life would look like. My resolutions always ...
What To Get Busy Moms for Christmas…Or What I’d Buy For Myself After being married for 12 years, my husband has a hard time finding the right Christmas gift for me. It’s not that I’m super picky, he has just run out of gift ideas over the years. I spend most of my time ...
Why You Need to Have Talk About Stranger Danger and Tricky Grown-Ups Often I thought my son understood stranger danger. We’ve talked about it before. I remind him about stranger danger before he goes on summer camp field trips. I remind him about stranger danger whenever we’re going somewhere super crowded. He always says ...
Be a Tourist in Los Angeles During the Holiday Break My kids both get out of school on Monday, December 19. That leaves an entire week for me to entertain them before the holidays even hit. My youngest son does much better when we are out and about so I’m planning to fill the ...
Plan Your Holiday Activities Ahead To Make Sure They Happen A few years ago, I had all these Christmas family activities that I wanted to do, but before I knew it, it was Dec. 18 and we had done nothing. All we managed to squeeze in was a movie night. December is full of ...
My Top 10 Toddler Books I love books. My husband loves books. My brother and sister-in-law are both educators. So, no surprise, my kids have a lot of books. A lot. In addition to our shelves and shelves of books, we make frequent trips to the library to get even more books to read. ...
How to Instill Gratitude and Kindness in Kids When They Are Surrounded by Abundance My son lost a tooth last week and the Tooth Fairy left a dollar under his pillow. When I asked him if the Tooth Fairy came, he said he wasn’t sure, he hadn’t checked. I asked him why and he ...
A Working Moms Guide to Fitting Self-Care Into Your Day As if being a busy working mom isn’t enough, now you have to try to squeeze in self-care? I get it. There aren’t enough hours in the day for busy moms. We spend all day working as quickly as possible to leave at ...
Follow Michelle Obama’s Advice – “When They Go Low, We Go High” This recent election has put our country in turmoil. Never in my life have I seen such a split in political opinions and what is best for the nation. One thing that keeps me moving forward and reminds me of what’s important ...
