I cared for my skin from the inside out with Aveeno® as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #Aveeno. All experiences and opinions are fabulously my own. A friend once told me: “Just wait until your girls are in school… it’s going to open up so much time for you!” Somebody please find that friend and…
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Yes. Motherhood changes a woman’s career.
Before you start accusing me about holding working moms back from having accomplished careers with kids or discouraging successful career women from having babies on account of sacrificing their career, let me explain myself. This week there was a ton of chatter in the entertainment news world about celebrities and their baby woes: Tyra Banks has been talking…
Celebrity mom Ali Landry installs a mean car seat… and rips off a gas pump.
Ha! Title made you look, didn’t it? That’s what you call a sneaky tease to get you to read. More on the gas pump fail thing later. First? We’ve got serious safety issues to talk about. Starting with… Ali Landry. Seeing her name, I used to think: 1) Doritos, 2) Unbelievably gorgeous hair, 3) The first…
C-Section births: Tips for new moms. (Get over it!)
Who knew I’d give birth to another baby right after a C-section? I’ve realized this month marks the unofficial 5th birthday of this blog. ?!!?!?!!?!? Let me say that again for extra effect: ?!!?!?!!?!? My older daughter turns 5 very soon… and she was the original inspiration and motivation to begin this living lifestyle experiment of mine to stay…
Tricks for road trippin’ with toddlers.
Traveling with toddlers. Not exactly something any of us jump up and down at the prospect of doing. But against all fighting odds, I’ve kinda turned into a pro over the past 5 years. Since each of my girls were just a few months old, I’d singlehandedly load us all up for bi-monthly three-hour drives…
Mommy Wars: Stop attacking my TV reporter friend.
Mom friends go to battle for each other. So I’m going to battle for one of my mom friends. You’ve watched that recent viral video of a Los Angeles reporter who “made the pre-Kindergarten kid cry” on the first day of school? She’s one of my mom friends. I’ve even written about her on this…
New Mom Body: Top 3 Finds to Bounce it Back!
Pregnant or have an expecting friend? Forget about giving new moms swaddle blankets, baby swings or stuffed animals for her soon-to-precious bundle. Give her something she’s going to WANT. Give her something for her new mom body… to get her body back. Here’s the thing: Whether or not she full-on admits it, there’s a part…