Developing Positive Self-Talk
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Three Kids in Three Days: Close Birthdays
With our 7th birthday here at Twin Cities Family on the horizon, we decided to take a moment this week to turn our hearts and minds towards all things celebration!...
The Average Mom’s Guide To Dot Journaling, Part 2
The last time we talked, I explained to you that I explored dot journaling last fall as a way to keep the many moving pieces of my life together. I...
The Average Mom’s Guide To Dot Journaling, Part 1
I’m not much for New Years Resolutions. I’ve only made, much less kept, one resolution in my entire life. I resolved to become a mom, but I didn’t know I...
New Year, Same Me
by Maureen Zhao
The ball has dropped. The calendar has turned. The party blowers have been blown. The fireworks have gone off. Resolutions have been chosen. Gym memberships have been made. Trendy diets...
My Husband Got a Vasectomy and Survived
Somewhere along the journey of our marriage, my husband and I decided that when we were done having kids that he would be the one to take on birth control...
A Mom’s Guide to Baby Playtime
It’s a rare moment: My newborn is wide-eyed, content and looking at me expectantly. She looks like she’s ready to do something outside of her normal routine of eating, sleeping,...
I Am Not a Fan of the Newborn Stage
by Maureen Zhao
I am not a fan of the newborn stage. Nothing makes me more uncomfortable than bringing home a fragile little baby that I do not know yet. I recently saw...
Redefining Motherhood
There are words I never thought I’d have to say in my lifetime. Words that still tend to choke me as they come out of my mouth. Words that created...
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Clutter
Dear Santa – all I want for Christmas is a clean house! With the holidays right around the corner, we are bracing ourselves for the barrage of toys that will...
Choose to Lose
The three times a week my little guy has preschool; his oldest brother is also with us for drop-off. I barely have my mom-mobile in park before my eldest unbuckles...
Mary Poppins Is My New Role Model
She flew into town courtesy of an umbrella. She pulled an entire room’s worth of decorations and useful items from her carpet bag, and she danced with abandon on the...