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Protect your iPhone Inside and Out 24 May 2013 | 12:51 am
Ed. Note: We recently got our eldest daughter a cell phone — which I was rabidly against for a long time, but the need to keep in touch with her while she is out and about so much made it necessary. ...
Real Life 7 May 2013 | 07:06 am
Real life is messy. Smelly. Aggravating. And invigorating. Luminescent. Miracle-laden, even. Parents know there are added dimensions of complexity to each of these, um, States of Being. Some days ...
You Need A Spa Day! 26 Feb 2013 | 08:23 pm
Are you as sick of winter as I am? While I know our snowfall totals could certainly be higher, I’m pretty tired of looking at the white-turned-grey stuff. (And we’re supposed to get another 3 – 6 in...
Reviewing Parenting Trends: The Tiger, the Pussycat, and More 29 Sep 2012 | 01:02 am
Brace yourself: this is a rant, full of my colorful opinions, hyphenated non-words, and sarcasm. If you’re looking for real advice or if you are feeling judge-y, you should probably just click over ...
Parenting Through Changes and Awkward Times #KotexMom 1 Aug 2012 | 11:18 am
With three girls, I would be lying if I didn’t admit I was a little nervous about heading into my children’s puberty years. And yet, for my eldest… the clues are already there. As with so many girls h...
Time for “The Talk” #KotexMom 16 Jun 2012 | 09:21 am
Yes, it’s that time. Time for “The Talk.” With three girls in the house (ages 5 to 11), we do a lot of talking. Turns out? There are more topics than I would have imagined that fall under the categ...
LEGOLAND Discovery Center – Chicago 14 Jun 2012 | 11:05 am
I love my job. Not only do I have my own personal forum to discuss my life’s good, bad, and ugly, but my family and I get to do really fun stuff. Recently, we were guests at Chicago’s LEGOLAND Discove...
LEGOLAND Discovery Center – Chicago 14 Jun 2012 | 11:05 am
I love my job. Not only do I have my own personal forum to discuss my life’s good, bad, and ugly, but my family and I get to do really fun stuff. Recently, we were guests at Chicago’s LEGOLAND Discove...
Lazy Mom’s Chicken Taco Salad 2 Jun 2012 | 09:55 am
Who’s “The Lazy Mom”? That would be me, of course. I have had a taste for taco salad. And I had a bunch of left-over chicken breasts (which, if I do say so myself, I am quite good at grilling — they’...
The Vulnerability of Motherhood 28 May 2012 | 10:31 am
After a couple of life-changing months, my view of being a mother changed forever. I guess that having two major surgeries in two months will do that to you (adrenalectomy in November, prophylactic d...
