My (almost) three year-old started preschool this morning.She will be attending two mornings a week and we are all happy about it. She loves the sense of independence, the chance to learn and play in a new environment, and the friendly teachers. I love that she's learning important social skills … [Read more...]
Show Me the Money
Last weekend my eldest daughter opened a lemonade stand for the afternoon and totally raked in the dough.She and her (totally adorable) friend made a whopping $24 in a half-hour and she was thrilled to stash the loot in her piggy bank. The thing is, she has absolutely no sense of the value of a … [Read more...]
Dirty Face
I don't wash my face. Rather, up until about three days ago I didn't wash my face. (So gross, I know.) I would shower daily, and rinse my face off under the stream of hot water, but that was the extent of my skin care regime. Between late nights with babies, five years of fatigue, and a healthy dose … [Read more...]
Day Camp Is My Boyfriend
"Oh, this summer we're just going to really savour our time together! We'll lounge at the beach, sip cool drinks on the deck, run through the sprinklers and have a grand ol' time," I boasted on July 1st.Then, by the time the 3rd of the month arrived I was singing a different tune, clawing my way … [Read more...]
Wild Wardrobe
I was folding laundry this week, sorting the piles of the girls' things. Tops, bottoms, jammies: the three mounds I toss the items into. As I sifted through the clothes, I noticed that Karenna's pajama pile was mile-high and that she hadn't really been wearing any other pieces this summer. The … [Read more...]
The Mother Company: Giveaway!
I was at BlogHer in San Diego this week (and totally pimped UrbanMoms to everyone I met) and came home with a duffel bag stuffed with swag. The expo hall had countless vendors, all vying for the attention of greedy mommybloggers who might fall in love with their product and start raving about it … [Read more...]
My Achin’ Back!
Ten years ago I messed up my back on a jet-ski ride gone wrong and it's never been the same. After the initial injury I saw a chiropractor who resolved the problem and every few years the pain would randomly flare up and I'd have another adjustment done to alleviate the grinding ache. If I ever got … [Read more...]
Motherhood: You’re Doing It Wrong
She was on her thirteenth tantrum. It was 9 am. The house was a disaster, but we had left the wake of clutter and dirty dishes behind us in a harried attempt to get my eldest daughter to her day camp on time that morning. All three girls were strapped into their carseats and just as we pulled out of … [Read more...]
At Long Last, BlogHer.
I have wanted to go to BlogHer for five years. Five. But I was always either too far along in a pregnancy to get health insurance, or tending to a newborn, or attending a family wedding, so for five years I missed the conference, hoping to one day attend.Well, the day has come. Tomorrow morning I … [Read more...]
Tiny Dancers, Huge Pricetag
I just shelled out a huge chunk of change so our two eldest girls would could do ballet next fall.If it weren't for some generous birthday money contributions, I don't think we'd have been able to afford it. And it's got me thinking about kids' activities and which ones are worth the sacrifice (of … [Read more...]
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