Before I had kids, I treated my beauty regimen as a semi-religion. Protecting my skin was super important to me, and I worried that if I messed it up now, I would be in for a lifetime worth of repercussions. I told myself that having kids wouldn’t change that: I would always make the time […]
More Friends and More Fun—with Less Work
One of the best things we can do is to get together, gab and relax with friends. We all know this, but somehow along the course of our regular weeks that get tangled up with work and kids, getting together with friends—the kind of friends you want to see, not have to see—tends to fall […]
Reminder: Moms Are People, Too!
I am a mom. I am also a person, and I matter. I cannot believe that I have to write those words, but I do—and to myself. Yes, you read that right: I have to remind myself that I am an actual person who has her own needs and wants. And those needs and wants […]
How to Have Some Serious Fun with Your Kids—in Less Than a Minute
My kids are fun. Like, really, really fun. The other day, we had not one but two all-out dance parties. We were singing, laughing and generally being ridiculous in the best way possible. It felt like we were in one of those happy-family commercials that you see when you’re having your morning caffeine and […]
Why Self-Care Is the Hardest Mom Lesson
A day to yourself, spent doing whatever you damn well please, is good for the heart, the soul and the brain. Why do I have to be beaten over the head with that very simple concept over and over and over again? It’s not that I don’t know the importance of self-care, because I […]
Friends, We Need to Sleep! (And Here’s How I’m Doing It)
You were up late last night. And the night before. And the night before that. I know, because so was I, and I saw you. Not in a creepy, stalker sort of way, but on Facebook. And on Twitter. And maybe on Instagram and Pinterest, too. What on Earth were we doing up? It […]
Moms: It's Time to Change Our Bad Attitudes
The week before last with my kids was a sh*t show. I say that lovingly, because we had a lot of fun and I love them to pieces…but it was a sh*t show, nonetheless. We had most of the week to ourselves, without many scheduled anythings, so it was our opportunity […]
The One Thing You Absolutely Need to Do for Yourself
A little vanity isn’t a bad thing. In fact, I’m starting to think it’s necessary if you want to make it through the first few years of motherhood with your sanity semi-intact. I say that because at varying points in the last four-and-a-half years, I’ve been that mom. You know, the […]
Who Needs New Clothes? Mama Does!
I miss buying nice things for myself. There, I said it. It sounds so materialistic and self-centered when I consider all of the blessings in my life—especially my two biggest (and littlest) blessings—but there it is. I didn’t even realize that I missed it until the craziness of Christmas […]