In a couple days we leave on vacation. A real vacation, sans kids. Because vacations with kids are not vacations; it is doing your same job in another place with fewer resources.   Or as Claire... Read more >>

On Thursday morning, a friend of mine invited me to go as her plus-one to the Sundance Film Festival in place of her husband. The catch was that I would need to leave on Friday, and I was going sans... Read more >>

  Well, in the last seven days, it seems like a million things have all happened at once. The old adage: “When it rains, it pours” could not be more true. I will spare you all... Read more >>

It seems like something I have the most trouble with is finding balance in my life. When I start a new project at work or get a new assignment for class, I get completely fixated on the task at hand... Read more >>

This month’s Womens Magazine out of Boulder, Colo., has the latest on an ailment with a catchy name: Irritable Mom Syndrome. From Jenny Knuth: Among moms, it’s widespread by... Read more >>

One of the aspects of my personality I’ve most admired is I am relatively low maintenance. A fire-ready-aim kinda chick, I am not one to spend undue amounts of timing worrying with my... Read more >>

It was a moment of sheer exhaustion, my head was ringing with “Mommy, Mommy, Mommy” as I was trying to prepare a quick dinner after work when my husband said, “Honey your... Read more >>

document.write('\n\n Moms tend to have this silly belief. It goes something like this: “If I do something just for myself, I’m selfish. If I do it often, I’m really selfish... Read more >>

Most women I know have been raised to serve and please others. From an early age, they have been trained to take a major role in all the family matters, even though their tasks have been hidden under... Read more >>

Mama needs a night out! I keep sippy cups in the community fridge at work. My sleeve is the latest in tissue innovation. And, at last count (yes, I counted), there were 137 cereal chunks strewn about... Read more >>