Mother’s Day. I’ve worked it. I’ve reveled in it. I’ve faked it. I once read a fabulous piece by Girls Gone Child that spoke to me… that made me think Ahhhhh I’m not the only one. And here it is coming up again: Mother’s Day (insert threatening music here). Trust me: I’m a fan of anything that…
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Fighting toddlers for strawberries.
Fight. Kids do it. Parents do it. Moms do it. Every day, we fight for our needs, our wants, to be heard. Lately I feel like I’ve been fighting and fighting and fighting (ridiculous reasons for recent frustration here). Include this in the ‘fail’ portion of this Fab-Mom program. Let’s start from this tale’s beginning: Recently…
FOCUSED. Stop. Find some roses.
Another fabulous family holiday came and went. It involved this: It also involved this (which I was so over-the-moon about decorating, it was almost disconcerting): And the past few days, I’VE STOPPED for a bit. I’ve done this before, I’ll do it again. Sometimes moms must dig deep and find our inner wisdom all by…
FOCUSED. Fear, “Frozen,” Oscars & that horse.
Another year down at the Oscars. Frozen won. (Of course it did. The music, the story, the fabulous gown that Elsa wears…) And as much as we are in love with it, every parent is sick of hearing their adorable little kids sing about Frozen, talk about Frozen, dress like Frozen and act out scenes…
FOCUSED. The big birthday bomb-out.
My birthday was a week ago, but this year it didn’t happen. The birthday number itself was fairly significant (pushing me over a threshold that’s closer to another future number that’s even bigger) but it was uneventful, uncomfortable and a little soggy and sad. On a day (week, actually) that I thought I’d be celebrating…
When mom duty calls on a red carpet. {VIDEO}
The work life balance thing can be tough. Weird, sometimes… especially if you’re on a red carpet and memories come crashing down. Recently I was back at the Critics Choice Movie Awards. Not as an attendee (like years past), not as a red carpet host (like years past)…. but this time as a MENTOR and ‘mom’…
FOCUSED. Remember years past.
2014! (horn-blowing sound here) What’s your new year’s resolution? Hmm: I don’t really have one (except to maybe try and keep that one countertop in the corner of my kitchen paper-free… let’s see how long that lasts). But seriously: I don’t have a resolution, but rather a REALIZATION… In a world where we’re always looking forward, wanting…
