Category: life-changing moment

Is it O.K. to Bash a Preschool?

I have three children. The older two attended two preschools each. The youngest only went to one preschool. My oldest’s first preschool and my middle’s second preschool had major problems. I pulled my oldest from her preschool, but opted to…

Review: Oxfam Is Helping People

As a young girl in school in England, Oxfam was a charity staple. My school would often have a sponsored walk or bake sale with proceeds going to Oxfam. Oxfam helped children and families in third world countries. The years…

Musings on Thanksgiving

As a former foreigner, I now claim Thanksgiving as a my holiday. As a child Thanksgiving was celebrated intermittently. When in America, do as the Americans do. As a freshman in college, far away from home I was taken in…

Green Mom?

I’m not a green mom. I don’t compost. I don’t sew all our clothes. I don’t grow fruit and vegetables. But, I am striving to be a green mom… I do care about the environment. For your information, these are…

Musings on Busy

Busy is what I do. Sometimes I am so busy that I forget to eat. Busy can mean I get maybe 4 hours of sleep and a couple of cat naps. I thrive on busy. But busy is not good for…

TypeAMom Wrapup

Three weeks ago I wasn’t sure I was going to Asheville. I had my registration squared away, but travel and hotel seemed an insurmountable obstacle. Enter my good friend, Janine. Janine reached out to me and asked me to travel down…