How to prepare for Kindergarten tends to get parents’ panties in a bundle these days. (Been there, done that!) Can’t say I blame us: Kindergarten now is more like 1st grade when we were growing up. For my CBS Los Angeles ‘Fab Mom on 2’ segment this week, brand new mom and longtime news anchor…
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The cold truth about work at home moms. {Outshine} #SnackBrighter
DISCLOSURE: I am a member of the Outshine summer campaign and am helping spread the word about Outshine® Fruit Bars. As a team member, I receive product and incentives in exchange for participating in brand-related activities and compensation. #SnackBrighter “You’re so lucky… you get to work from home!” Yes, this is something I hear often. I do get to…
Camp Grandma: Things learned when I sent my kids away…
I sent my kids away. For a week. (Okay, 6 days if you want to get technical.) It was fabulous. It was freeing. It also made me realize five dark truths. The idea to send my girls away first came up about a month ago. My mom suggested that I be open to sending my…
MILF Money?
Ok Fergie, I got your MILF money. You did it. The former entertainment reporter me says “Heeeeeeeehhhhhhllllll yes get that attention and hit the music scene strong after baby!” But the mom of two girls me says, “Awwww man. Just another tacky ploy using sex and motherhood to get attention and hit the music scene…
CBS Los Angeles: Family Road Trips Gone… SAFE.
Summer vacation means… family road trips! (Cue ‘Are we there yet…’) I remember family road trips as a kid; 3-hour drives to the beach from my hometown of Fresno, CA, my sister and I arguing over one of our arms touching our ‘side’ of the backseat… you know, the usual kid stuff. Do I remember…
Crazy times call for… extreme caution?
Crazy times. This is the state of what we’re living in now. CRAZY TIMES. (Is this why I’ve found myself wanting to cry — or, really crying — over what I’ve seen and read in the news lately? For the sake of being specific, I’m writing this just days after we’ve seen a toddler boy fall into…
How to clean house with kids? {LG Electronics HOM-BOT}
An FYI: The following tale is part of a sponsored partnership with LG Electronic’s HOM-BOT Square Vacuum and Mom.me. All experiences and opinions are mine. Ah, The House. It’s a beast. It can get out of control so fast. How to clean house with kids can be, well, challenging. The toys. The dishes. The crumbs all over the…
