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10 Lazy Ways to Be a Better Parent

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I was flipping through a magazine when I caught the blur out of the corner of my eye. It was my daughter, 10, running through the front lawn with her friends. I smiled as I realized I had just practiced a lazy way to be a better mom: I did nothing. That’s right. When my daughter claimed she [Read More]

Lessons From a Losing Season

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I have now experienced a losing season with each of my kid’s sports teams. A few years ago, my son’s 6th grade hockey team lost every single league game it played. There were, at least, a few wins in tournaments. Then, last year, my daughter’s hockey team lost every single game except one, which was a [Read More]

10 Ways Being a Blogger Makes Me a Better Mom

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I’ve been blogging longer than I’ve been on Facebook. I’m sort of proud of that. Why? Because being a blogger makes me a better mom, and I can’t say that about being on Facebook. Here are 10 Ways Being a Blogger Makes Me a Better mom: It’s my creative outlet. Some moms knit or paint. Others like [Read More]

How to Throw a Cat-tastic Birthday Party

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Want some ideas for your next cat-tastic birthday party? You’ve cat to be kitten me right meow (I couldn’t resist). While I’ve never ordained myself as a Pinterest-inspired, party plannin’ Super Mama, I have been around the block a time or two when it comes to birthday parties. Remember when I organized a whole birthday party [Read More]

Funny Motherhood Memes Roundup

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Motherhood is funny. Which is why, over the last six months, I’ve started making funny motherhood memes to share on my Facebook fan page. This has been a unique challenge for me. I like words, not making graphics that are visually appealing and likely to be shared because they look awesome-sauce. As well, I like LOTS of words, [Read More]

10 Things I Won’t Miss From My Kids’ Childhood

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I saw an elaborate Valentine on Pinterest today. I sighed with relief that I wouldn’t be making any of those. Then I stopped to wonder why that was my gut reaction. I guess it’s not rocket science. I always found it tedious doing those class valentines with my kids. When they were littler, they always lost [Read More]

You Might Be a Hockey Mom If

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It is highly ironic that I’ve grown up to be a Hockey Mom. That’s because I grew up in southern California in the 70s and have never played a game of ice hockey in my life. Yet both of my kids, ages 13 and 10, play ice hockey. They love it! Because they love it, [Read More]

Christmastime in the Burbs

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It’s Christmastime in the burbs. Here’s what I’ve been up to lately in preparation for this most momentous of holidays. Presents This year, I drew my dad’s name in our family present swap and he drew mine. He asked for jean shorts. Let me repeat. He wants jean shorts for Christmas. I had a lot [Read More]

Modern Day Mom Confessions

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Shhh. I have some modern day mom confessions to make. I have realized after hours of scrolling my Facebook feeds (no judgment) that one of these things is not like the others. That’s right. I’m an aberration to the Mama Nation. Why? Well, take a look at my modern day mom confessions and see if [Read More]

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