Great idea from another Mommy:)


I learned about a mom today, Lisa-Jo Baker, who has a cool blog called Gypsy Mama. Sounds like she “gets” the No Mommy’s Perfect concept and takes it directly to lots of Mommies through her writing and speaking. Awesome!  You can also download her FREE e-book entitled “The Cheerleader for Tired Moms” by visiting her site. Take a five minute coffee break and check out her blog.  You deserve it Moms!

Back to School Success: It Starts With Me


Well, the first week of school is down and the 2012-13 school year is off and running.   I must confess, I am not a fan of the first day of school mostly because it signals the end of my summer vacation.  Oh how I will miss the flexibility of summer: the lack of schedule, eating dinner fresh from the garden, cannon balls in the pool and homemade ice cream.   No, summer bliss is now replaced with hurried mornings, back to normal bedtimes, lunches, homework assignments and the favorite morning pastime of searching for the preschooler’s missing socks.  Right…

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Motherhood and Dogs


Have you ever just been so busy and lost in the details and pressures of motherhood that left your brain feeling like mush and your body like a scrambled egg?  For hours on end swarms of thoughts consume your mind at one time that you forget the simplest things like taking dinner out of the oven, or missing an appointment because you forgot to write it down or even just the luxury of eating or going to the bathroom. What mother hasn’t forgotten to set the alarm clock because she was so tired from staying up at night with her…

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A Graduation Wish For Graduates of All Ages


It’s Graduation season.  So here is a wish for graduates of any age: preschool, elementary, jr high, high school or college. Congratulations kids and Moms!  

One Therapist’s Must Do Recommendation For Summer


What a school year it has been!  Between sports, academics stress, testing and perhaps some rough patches with friendships, there is one thing this therapist is recommending: a relaxing and fun summer.  One filled with commitments that will bring only  joy and refreshment for your family. Every parent I have the privilege of chatting with shares the stresses that come with the school year.  And as a Mom, I can sympathize with its hurried schedule and extra commitments. In summers past, I have taken the initiative to sign up for camps, classes and other boredom busters for our family, only…

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