SharePinTweetMemorial Day: Aside from the ever-important honoring those who have given their lives for our country, it typically also marks the unofficial start to summertime . . . nearing the end of the school year . . . and the approximate time when the kids — after just hours out of school — start to …
SharePinTweetIMAGINE if I had never started this blog. Would it have mattered? I suppose not, in the grand scheme of things. Did the world really need another mommy blog? In the little part of the universe where I wanted a creative outlet, wanted to connect with other moms, other M.O.B.s, other bloggers, and wanted to …
SharePinTweetLearning to blog can be daunting . . . but I recently realized it’s a lot like parenting! Read on . . . I have a toddler!!!! No, I didn’t go have a secret fourth kid and not tell you until now. I’m talking about my blog, MOB Truths! It’s turning 2 in early May! …
SharePinTweetIf you know me at all, you know I thrive on creativity and love to foster creativity in children as well. Since I was a wee little girl I’ve been writing books, poems and songs, doing arts and crafts projects, and launching small businesses during elementary school in the playroom of my house. Creativity comes …
SharePinTweetMother’s Day has always been one of my favorite holidays, even long before I became a mother. Probably because my mother is my everything and is worth celebrating every single day. She’s my worrier and my biggest fan, my voice of reason even when I don’t agree with her, my soother, my funny friend, my …
SharePinTweetBeing a good mom, the way I judge it, actually includes doing many things I never thought I’d do. Things like yelling at my kid in public or letting them watch TV in the morning before school. And lying to them. Wait — there are lies parents tell? Yep. And don’t worry, I don’t make …
SharePinTweetMaintenance Required. When that message popped up on my dashboard display, I felt like my car was judging me. How dare it suggest I need a bit of self care! Yes, I’ve been working long hours, super-busy with kids’ projects and homework and events, still getting up to speed in my new role at work, …
SharePinTweetYep, I’m a working mom. There’s always a lot going on. Like this. The scene: My husband is away. I responsibly lay out the ingredients for homemade chicken meatballs, a dinner the kids typically love and one that is OK for the “healthier” eating kick I’m attempting right now. I reach up in a cabinet …
SharePinTweet Resolutions. Ugh, it’s that time of year again. Every year I try to make a few resolutions; every year I keep essentially none. Not because I can’t commit, but usually because I don’t have time to fit whatever my resolutions are into my schedule. Yeah, yeah, I know, I need to “make time for …
SharePinTweetSpread joy and kindness — it is key to how I’m wired, and something I very much want to instill in my boys as a natural, wonderful, automatic thing to do. We do kindness projects whenever we can, try to model kind/good behavior, and choose charities to donate to in order to spread joy in …
