Recently I did another segment for Hallmark Channel’s “Home and Family,” this time giving tips about saving money at the grocery store (despite the mini-circus that I wrangle while seeking out generic products and Ralph’s Club Card discounts). However, if you’re looking for more tips on how to save money, THIS POST WILL NOT HELP…
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Memorial Day. Fly the flag. For the kids, y’all.
Memorial Day Weekend: Beach BBQs, booze and bikinis avail in the spaces between us paying homage to all those soldiers who fought and died (or, are fighting and dying, as we speak) for us. US. Americans. The U-S-A. But as I write this, I can’t help but think about all the awful – AWFUL –…
FAMOUS? Playing stage mom with my TV toddler.
As if going on auditions, dealing with rejection and always feeling like I need to ‘focus’ wasn’t quite enough to handle for myself, now I’ve become a stage mom. Well, almost. In a twist of events a few weeks ago, a producer friend of mine said that “Marie” (as in, the Hallmark Channel talk show…
Mom Guilt: A Wasted Emotion.
Guilt is a wasted emotion. I thank my own mom, my best friend to this day, for teaching me this early on in life. Guilt wastes time. Guilt wastes energy. Guilt wastes your youth away. Guilt will NOT make you a good mother… it will only distract you, push you down, question your own confidence…
FAMOUS. Actress Traci Lords gives good… parenting advice? Yup.
Believe me, the fact that I’m featuring parenting advice of former X-Rated movie star Traci Lords is a little bit astonishing to me (ok, a LOT astonishing to me). Perhaps it’s a testament to the ‘filosophy’ of ‘things-you-never-thought-you’d-do-until-you-become-a-parent.’ (Also a testament to personal growth and evolution, if you wanna apply it to Lords herself.) I…
FUN. Match your kids so they’re friends as adults? Maybe.
From what some famous moms tell me (i.e.: Lori Loughlin on HuffPostLive last week), raising kids (especially sisters) to be friends as adults is all about creating a sense of teamwork. So in the spirit of that, I ask: Anyone else out there actually dress to match their kids… on purpose? Yup. Guilty guilty guilty. In…
FOCUSED. Faith, Frilly Dresses and Motherhood.
I’ve been thinking a lot about Easter this week. What with History Channel’s “The Bible” and hashtags like #Easter and #EasterFun taking over the Twittersphere, how can you not? No matter what you believe, Easter week is historically considered the most holy/spiritual week in all the year. For us, this year is all about frantically running…
