I just got back from visiting my sister, her hubs and my favorite nephew in the whole world. They live just outside D.C. so my kids consider this a double bonus – baby cousin + fun places. I took the trip without my husband because, really, he needed and deserved a break from all of […]
The Key To Kicking Overwhelm to the Curb!
I just opened my email. I have 2267 emails awaiting management. They need to be responded to, filed, deleted. I have not had this many emails in my inbox in years. I have a system for managing emails that works really well. When it is running at full steam, the system takes about 5 minutes/day […]
How are YOU? The Art of Outsourcing
I recently read an article by Barbara Finkelstein entitled, “What’s a Mother to Do?” which highlights research by Columbia University Psychology professor Suniya Luthar on the role of nurturing – not only children – but mothers. Luthar poses the essential question to moms: “How can you nurture if you’re not nurtured yourself?” The responsibilities of parenthood […]
Without Compare
By MomGAL Expert Laurie Foley Want to know the most courageous thing I ever did as a mom? I stopped comparing myself to other mothers. The terrible habit of measuring my life with the yardstick of others had become nothing more than a stick to beat myself. Every time I thought “She’s thinner,” I was […]
Memorial Day
I wrote this post two years ago and yet I am still struggling with the same questions… This morning my 5 year old asked “What is Memorial Day?” I have decided that being in the flow of my life is being honest with my children even when I feel the answer is hard to say […]
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