Today, on The Today Show, there was a segment all about Mommy-guilt: Why we often feel guilty and how to cope with it effectively. My mom used to say (and still does) “Guilt is a wasted emotion.” Get tough and get over yourself. I know that I DO have a lot of lessons to learn,…
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Hey new moms! Embracing chaos = Death (in my world).
VIDEO! A NEW New-Momversation! Does YOUR house look like a nursery? Mine doesn’t… YET. (Fight the good fight, right?) You tell me. Watch & join new mommies Stacee, Liza and me as we chat about embracing the chaos (or not) in our home. [ooyala http://player.deca.tv/player.js?autoplay=0&embedCode=AxaHFjMjrFacxaAv9qDtwsqE87hfapDd&width=475&height=289&deepLinkEmbedCode=AxaHFjMjrFacxaAv9qDtwsqE87hfapDd]
New Mom Style: Be a heel? Hell yes.
Time to amp up the new mom style and get a heel on. Oh but this is so much more than just about shoes, ladies… Friday afternoon, I fell into an “I’m not in the mood for anything today” mode, threw on a pair of average jeans, a long, loose sweater and running shoes (Rachel Zoe, please forgive…
Fab Fit Tip: Suck it in.
And I do mean it. No matter how many excuses you might create, there’s always time to do it, it’s not as unpleasant as you think, and you might even start to like it. Trust me, I know because I do it regularly. Make an effort to suck in your tummy…. no matter where you…
New Motherhood Changes: Who moved my cheese?!
Who moved my cheese?! Oh. So this is what they call ‘new motherhood changes.’ Got it. Anyone relate? During a shoot today, a big humongous metaphor crashed down on me like a laughing cow jumping over the moon. Make that a laughing cow – carrying a load of cheese – jumping over the moon. Seriously. I’ve been galavanting…
Giving back your first baby.
Surely, other moms have felt my pain? I cried and cried. The tears kept welling up and falling down my face. My husband now is certain that he married a head-case beyond rehabilitation. Nobody tells you that when you have a baby, you might have trouble coping with giving back your first baby. And I…
Fab Tip! How to get home duties done? Move FAST.
Go, go, go, go, GO!!!! YESSS! Done. How to get the day-to-day things DONE? This fab-tip is all about something my own Mom taught me loooooooong ago: MOVE FAST. Thanks to her productive brainwashing in my young life, I now work fast, walk fast, talk fast… and generally get most everything done that I need to…
