Category Archives: I love being a mommy
What changed everything
Sometimes there is a wonderful little note of serendipity in my life. This week, as I struggled to write an article with a looming deadline, I was asked to speak …
This is what it usually looks like
…except a little crazier: the typical work-at-home moment. I am toggling between getting assignments in place for Paige and working on some page layouts. Miranda is looking through her school …
It doesn’t always look like this
Sometimes people look at my profile and say, WAHM? What’s that? It makes me feel like an alien sometimes, being a Work At Home Mom, though I am finding more …
4 Year Old Miracle
I don’t know how other moms feels, so I can’t compare. I don’t know if it’s any different for me - because I am a stepmom because I was infertile …
A mother is all things
Photo: In the span of 4 years, I’ve gone from worrying about cute office clothes to dressing up for Thanksgiving-themed playdates. And I am good with that. On April 12, …
Lessons from a Mama Pig
Last month’s trip to the farm inspired me more than I even let on… I invite you to visit my monthly article at SGM Radio for “Lessons from a Mama …
Calgon took her away
Monday was a rough morning in our house, so I took the only kid not in trouble on a special bike ride, to the park, where we were met by …
My 4 year old could have taken those pictures
And she did: a photo essay from Miranda’s lens… Her favorite new past time is taking pictures. Sometimes, she gets her little mitts on my camera without me even noticing …
Recommended reading
I love blogs, I do. I also love magazines. I read as many of each as I can cram into my life, and I am often caught recommending, explaining, reacting …
Kaity, 2.5
When Kaity’s birthday came in February, the Chicago winter blahs were all around, and being that she was only turning 2, a “friend” party did not seem so important. In …
short bursts of mayhem
