Archive for tag: working mom

Ellie meets Kermit the Frog, and my heart smiles.
Ellie is turning two on Monday, which is both mind-boggling and heartwarming.  Everyone told me the days would be long, but the years would be short…but I didn’t fully understand until now, how loooooong those days would be, and how shoooooort these years ...

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Originally Posted on 11/14/12 on LifetimeMoms.com
The moment I got pregnant, I became obsessed with my child’s milestones.  I LOVED the updates that told me when my unborn baby had fingernails, or was able to suck her thumb, or recognize my voice. And at the same time they would give me my ...

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Originally posted on 10/7/12 on Lifetime Moms:
For the first time since my daughter was born (nearly 2 years ago) I have made up my mind to start working out again.  The kick in the jiggly ass came from a few things, the first of which was a comment from a ...

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Ellie visiting Mom at the office.
I love the holidays.  LOVE.  I think I became obsessed with them sometime after I left home for college…there is something about that crisp, cold air, contrasted against the warmth of friends and family (combined with copious amounts of food) that just makes my heart sing.
Always ...

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Lifetime Moms: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder…Even when talking about your kids.

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Lifetime Moms: There is Solace in knowing you aren’t alone in the trials and tribulations of motherhood

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I’ve been struggling with whether or not to write this post for a while now, and then I struggled with whether or not I should write it for this site of for Lifetime Moms.  And I realized that that month long debate in my head was a nice little avoidance tactic. ...

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She broke me. She, being my 22-month-old darling, broke me. Well it was a combo of her and trying to do laundry in Manhattan. But regardless, Sunday marks the first time my child actually made me cry.
Ok – here is the situation…in our building of 6 floors with 8 units on ...

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Life is really interesting.  At any given moment, you can cross paths with a person, and one little comment can shift your world – without them even knowing it.
Recently, there have been a few instances that  someone has said or done something to me that has really, really impacted me, and ...

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Yes.  I said in my pants.  My night ended with puke in my pants – actually soaked all the way through to my underwear…I really don’t like puke.
Today was a real roller coaster of emotion…It started off with Ellie asking for Daddy.  Which you may find odd because her father doesn’t ...

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