Rules of the No Judgment Zone
The No Judgment Zone of Motherhood is pretty simple. You do you. I’ll do me. We both know we’re doing our best and so we don’t judge each other. Right?...
A Date Night for Exhausted Parents
by Cari Dugan
Before I had children I use to roll my eyes at those over tired parents who had no time to date. I mean really? How hard could it be to...
New Year, New Habits: Making College Savings Easy
by Liz Murray
It’s that time of year. Time to build better habits — including, perhaps, healthier financial habits. Time to reassess your priorities for the coming year. And time to finally knock...
Thoughts While Doing Laundry
My husband and I have worked out a wonderful system of household chore distribution that works well for us. We each know who is responsible for what, and mostly, it...
Indoor Fun for the Family
My husband has a long history of gag gifts. His specialty this year was a magnet I proudly display on the refrigerator that reads, “My favorite outdoor activity is going...
When McDonald’s Man Marries Mississippi Market Woman
I think way too much about food. Maybe it’s because I am the main grocery-shopper and menu-planner and food-maker for my family of 6. Maybe it’s because I am always...
Take Your Moments to Take Care of Yourself, Momma
Last week, after an exhausting day, I crawled into bed and laid right down onto of my son’s pee stain, cuddled up and went to bed. In peace. That’s when...
The Science of Studying
With increasing demands from extracurricular activities, challenging academic classes, social outings, and – let’s face it – technology, finding time to study can seem next to impossible. In order to...
Becoming a Mom Ruined Entertainment
by Daci Platt
I used to enjoy watching TV. I used to love reading. And I used to enjoy an occasional night at the movies. Until I had a baby. This isn’t your standard...
Mom Hair at its Worst
Stretch marks? Ok, I knew they were coming. Areas of stored “brown fat” my midwife told me would be impossible to exercise away until I was done nursing? Made my...
Ways to Gain in the New Year
During a new year, we are surrounded by constant messages to lose weight. Join a weight loss challenge, start an elimination diet, and workout until exhaustion. These are all common...
Ambiverted Mama
The question of being an introvert or an extrovert has always paralyzed me. Um…a little of both? How could I choose? Were people really all one or all the other...
Work Life Balance: Be Flexible or Be Dead
I often get asked about work-life balance, and as a female entrepreneur managing seven-year old twins, a four-year old, and training for this year’s Boston Marathon, I find myself saying,...
The Me Mom
One of the most challenging aspects of motherhood in this digital age is the built-in comparison between yourself and others. Intentional or not, one casualty of mindless newsfeed scrolling is...