Ooh la la! Naked fitness tips?!? It’s a scandalous day here on The FAB Mom. Ha! Made you look. What… you were hoping for a video?!? Ok, let’s call it semi-scandalous. (Semi-scandalous is when you tap into your news reporting roots to come up with a headlining ‘tease’ to grab the viewer’s attention but then kinda fail…
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Toddler Birthday Parties: Crowns, Rules, Lessons & PSXO!
The baby that inspired this blog is now officially four. FOUR. That means I’ve been at this blog-thing (I still call it a blog-thing, as though I’m not sure if I’m going to stick with it or not) for the same amount of time I spent at high school. Or, for the same amount of…
10 fast time-saving tips for busy moms!
I LOVE wasted time. L.O.V.E. I.T. (Please say my sarcasm is loud and clear.) Time is the most valuable component of motherhood… period. There are 24 hours in a day, and even though most of us wish there were more hours (mostly so that we could use it for sleeping or watching brain-numbing television to somehow recharge…
New Mom Must-Do: A Postpartum Panty Raid.
Hey! Did you know that there’s a National Underwear Day? (August 5, to be precise. Yes, I celebrate.) No, I’m not getting paid to mention it… I merely saw it on some online ‘special days of the month’ calendar and laughed out loud at the thought. How did I not know about a day that hits…
Parenting styles from the musical theater stage.
Tits up! (Now there’s a hot topic for discussing parenting styles. Stay with me, there’s a point.) Tits up! My fabulous musical theater teacher John Hall used to shout at all of us as we each walked onstage, one by one, to perform our assigned song for the day and then get constructively-critiqued and applauded and lauded and torn…
Fourth of July: The Ongoing Firework Project.
Fourth of July fireworks are always wham-bam woo-hoos for me — yes, I’m obsessed with the festivities for our nation’s birthday. Don’t ask. As a little girl I remember them being the most exciting thing ever, whether we were setting off small Chinese pop-up houses in our driveway (you could do that back then) or heading to an…
FACETIME: Summertime toddler bedtime routines! {VIDEO}
If your toddlers are like mine, they’re ESPECIALLY resistant to bedtime in the summer. I never thought I’d be cursing long days and warm weather, but here I am. GO TO BED! Toddler bedtime routines have always existed at our house (dinner, play, bath, fruit & books… and then BED)… until summer comes along and jacks…
