I’m sitting in a hotel room. No noise. The TV remote control all to myself. A nice dinner in the not too.distant future. But I miss my kids. In my previous life, I never traveled for.business. I was the left…
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Holiday Gift Guide: Taboo [Giveaway]
Last month, I consigned a couple of treasured and much-played-with games. Candyland. Hi Ho Cherry O. Chutes and Ladders. In fact, the Candyland I consigned was out second one. The first game was a battered and tattered from years of…
Holiday Gift Guide: Moms, Get Real About Food
I have come to terms with my love affair with food. For as long as I can remember I have loved food. It is both a joy to me and a curse. Over the years, I have learned to eat…
Kindergarten, Preschool, Work… Where Were You? 9/11
It was an ordinary Tuesday morning. Nothing out of the ordinary… I woke up after my husband left for his teaching job at as local high school. Once up, I woke up my 5- and 3-year-olds for school. Breakfast, teeth brushing,…
Giving Flex View the Once Over [Review]
The other day I did something for me AND I’m not sorry. That’s right I actually did something for myself instead of doing something for every member of my family first…and then doing something for me. You know what I…
Where Were You? #earthquake
I was in the dentist’s chair when the blinds shook slightly. Earlier in the appointment I made the connection that there was a window behind the dark colored wooden blinds. I thought at first that the blinds were covering faux…
Down with Uncomfortable Jeans! [Review]
If you have met me in person, you will either see me wearing my “work-at-home-mom” clothes of t-shirts, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip flops, and the occasional sweatshirt OR my “at-an-event-conference-or-party” clothes of blouses, pants, skirts, jacket, and the occasional dress.…
Using Tried and True Family Favorites to Spice Up Dinner #seizingfamilytime
Tonight was one of those nights. I WANTED to bundle kids and husband in the van to go out to dinner. I WANTED to call for a pizza. I WANTED to get Chinese for dinner. After a week of eating…
Achieving Balance Naturally
I’m 46…I think. I tend not to think about my age. I do dwell on the passage of time, but not much. I get wrapped up in the fact that my oldest will go to college in a few short…
Bnter-ing with Friends
Do you ever tweet something funny or crazy or ridiculous and think “I wish I could keep a record”? I know I do. In fact I’m a much more consistent tweeter than blogger. Why is this? I think primarily the…
