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  • Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award

    About a month ago, The Mirror Lies nominated me for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. More recently, I was nominated by MrsMuffinTop I’m grateful to them both, and have decided to answer all of their questions. Scroll down for my nominees and questions.

  • 5 ways Sesame Street is Saturday Night Live

    Most nights, including Saturday, I am in bed before 11 p.m. Who am I kidding? Often, I am in bed before 9 p.m. As you might suspect, this means I don’t watch a lot of “Saturday Night Live.” As the mom of a two-year-old, I do see fair amount of…

  • Are you there, mom? It’s me, with an awkward question

    Judy Blume, the generation-defining author behind such classics as Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Blubber, turned 77 today. Though I wasn’t an avid reader of her books, there was one she wrote that will forever be ingrained in my memory as one of the most integral parts of…

  • 5 Ways my husband is more of a SAHM stereotype than I am

      If you, like me, are a stay-at-home mom, you are probably familiar with all the stereotypes that exist for our kind. From countless Internet memes, YouTube parodies and articles debating the appropriateness of yoga pants, there’s tons of fodder to give us all a good laugh. While I certainly…

  • 4 Surprising benefits of raising a toddler while pregnant

    Any woman who has been pregnant while also caring for a child under the age of three, can tell you how difficult it can be. I won’t sugar-coat it; it does suck. However, there are some pluses to sporting a baby bump while dealing with a toddler.

  • Sometimes, you have to make up your own lullaby

    My son has always been a difficult sleeper. It’s not his fault, really; he has a father who talks in his sleep and a mother who is restless. He has heartbreaking night terrors, has trouble sleeping alone and crawls in bed with me almost every night.

  • To the kind nanny, thank you

    I am a stay-at-home mom living in a neighborhood where many children are cared for by nannies. I interact more with these women, during the work week, than I do with other moms. They are the ones I see at the playground or at the library. My perception of myself…

  • 5 things meals should be (according to a toddler)

    I like to joke/brag that my son is an advanced eater. From an early age, he has learned to appreciate food and uses it as more than just fuel for his very energetic body. This doesn’t mean he is a perfect angel, who will happily eat exotic global cuisine. He…

  • 5 new rules for sharing

    You have to share. Those words make me cringe just a little bit more every time I hear them or utter them myself. Although, I do have a problem with how kids are taught to share, I am not entirely against the concept. Sharing is a social skill that benefits…

  • I was neat-shamed by Caillou

    The other day I was watching the spawn from hell delightful Caillou with my son. The topic of this particular episode was the importance of cleaning up after yourself. Caillou and his preschool pals were allowed to skip picking up their classroom for a few days and saw how quickly…