Friday, August 20th, 2010
For those of you with little ones, enjoy these precious innocent moments. Sure you are up to your eyeballs in sippy cups and baby food but this afternoon I had a reminder about how complicated the teen years have become.
My children, age 9 and 13, are going back to school ...
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
As adults we sometimes look at the world through "cynically colored" glasses. We often jump to conclusions about our environment and unfortunately are usually right. However, think back to a time when you didn't jump to those conclusions and remember when the glass was always half full.
I recently experienced what ...
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
I was tempted to stay home and scrub my house instead of going shopping with my mother and 8 year-old daughter Catherine this weekend. This was the first weekend I didn't have work since the beginning of October and the house desperately needed my attention. However, I tried ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
We all go to work every morning with our unconventional co-workers. Children and pets are the ones we meet at the proverbial water cooler each morning. But if you think about it, how crazy is this job? Harkin back to the day when you actually commuted to work, dressed...wearing make ...
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
I'm going to talk about the big pink elephant in the room. It seems as though there's been a disturbing theme in the media lately that I can't shake and I'm wondering if our WAHM readers feel that same way.
What is going on with kids and their parents? A few ...
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
If your house is total chaos getting everyone off to work and school everyday then you can relate. The backpacks, the lunches; everything is a rush to get out the door.
Today was a little "special" and extra "fun." My girlfriend came to pick up my son for school and she ...
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Working at home has its advantages...flexibility, time with your family and, oh yeah, not having to take off from work when your son snaps his tibia bone from trying a skateboarding trick on Saturday morning.
Saturday morning my husband took my son and his friend to the skate park for a ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Are you the man from the Staples commercial this week? You know the one, where they play that famous Christmas tune in the background while the dad gleefully shops for school supplies and is shadowed by two sullen children. Well that is me, for sure!
Yes, folks it's back to school ...
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Although this post has nothing to do with work, I know my fellow work at home moms will nod along with a knowing, “been there, done that” nod. At least I hope so, and that I’m not the only one!
Friday night my 12 year old son Alex and his close ...
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
How safe is your work computer…from your kids? A constant struggle we work at home moms face is keeping everyone else off your work computer to avoid the pitfalls of unnecessary pop ups and dreaded viruses.
Learn from my story. I allowed my children to play online games on my computer ...
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