School’s out! Sure I’ve got my girls enrolled in a summer camp for ONE week, but what about the other days I need to work?!? For working moms, summer break often means a scramble for childcare. Whether you’re looking for a neighborhood sitter for a few hours or a new nanny, take a peek at…
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CBS Los Angeles: Motivation for Multi-Tasking Moms.
The word ‘mom’ basically means the exact same as the phrase ‘multi-task.’ So why not offer multitasking tips for motivated moms? And oh! Guess what: Turns out that moms multi-task SO MUCH, we need 20-30 more minutes of sleep each night in order to give our brains adequate time to repair itself. That’s right, our multi-tasking…
Beauty for moms? Do these 8 things. #BeautyIs
Thanks to Dove, the epic Mom 2.0 conference and the incomparable beachside stunner that the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel is, this past week provided big lessons about what beauty for moms is. I learned about #BeautyIs, to be exact. Hashtag it on Twitter because it’s a major thing. And it’s especially powerful for this mom of two young daughters……
Passing time with toddlers… and how we’ve all gotten played.
Time. It passes without permission. As a television News Director once told me in a class I took long ago (about being a reporter): Time is your most precious resource. He was right. As a mother, I see it most clearly now. Certain memories are faded more than others, but yes, TIME is our most precious family…
The Big Four (Oh!)
What happens when your youngest child turns four years old? Might want to lookout for dead birds in your path. I mean it: Lookout! The other morning I found a dead bird on the walkway that extends from our house’s side door. I was loading my girls into our car to drop my older daughter at…
CBS Los Angeles: Work it. Werk it.
Work, Work, Werk. That last word there’s a newbie folks. The young hip ones know it, the people of another generation just thought I made a typo. It ain’t a typo. It’s a real thang. (No, not a typo there either. And no, I haven’t become a rapper.) Why do we work? To make money…
Valentine’s Day: Celebrate yourself for free.
Love, love, love. It’s beautiful and sweet and absolutely life’s most precious commodity. Guess what else is one of life’s most commodity? YOU. Yourself. That chick in the mirror. Not to get selfish and egotistical… but yeah… our own families’ worlds kinda do stop spinning should we get sick, take a break, temporarily get overwhelmed or just freak…
Working Mom Challenges: Pinkeye, Pink Champagne, Pink Birthdays.
Happy Birthday to me. Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me-eee, Happy birthday to me. Why so egocentric? Because I’m telling myself I deserve it in the name of conquering working mom challenges, bouncing back and being resilient. We all deserve a little ego boost now and then. Yes, I’m talking to you. Sometimes…
House Rules & Home Organization: 5 fabulous tips for order.
Most of us tend to throw home organization and house rules out the window with young kids in the picture. That makes me mad. Mad, I tell you. Well, I ain’t gonna take it anymore. No giving up allowed here. Not happening. No excuses. No way, Jose. (Well, ok, chaos and messes do happen here, as they happen…
28 hours in bed: The S-word moms can’t afford to miss.
I had 28 hours of it within a 48-hour period. Almost a full day of the most important S-word that every woman needs now and again. It was hot. I was delirious. I’ve been walking around with a goofy grin on my face all day… because I got some. I got some big time. SLEEP. Yes….
After the party.
The party is fun… but after the party is better. My mom always used to say (and still says) that December 26 is her favorite day of the year. Agreed. The gifts under the tree have been opened. The leftovers are being eaten (frosted sugar cookies for breakfast included). The kids are playing with the…
