I gave myself most of January to pin down my goals for the year. They're pretty simple; not many are even quantifiable. But I think they'll help me move in the right direction in 2014! I may even pop back in at the end of each month with a quick progress report. I mean, SOMEone's gotta keep me …
3 Gripes with Motherhood + 9 Strategies for Beating Them
I notice that the same few things continually put me on edge as a mom: nonexistent personal space, constant noise, and bedtime burnout. (You too?) Today I'm sharing three strategies for dealing with each—for a total of nine sanity-saving ideas. I don't manage to do any of these all the time, but …
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3 Things I’m Going to Do All Wrong in 2014
1. Keep working a job I don't like. As some of you know, for the last five and a half years I've managed our building of 53 condos. It is a part-time job I can do from home, with my kids, but it wears on me. It also makes a huge difference for us financially, because of the high cost of living in …
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The Difference Between Being a Single Parent and Parenting Solo
The day our first baby was born was meant to be my husband's first day of work. He was fresh out of grad school, and our bundle of joy decided to make his debut 15 days early. (For which I will always adore him.) The five years that followed were a blur of diaper blowouts and bonked heads for me …
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Why I Post about My Children Online
I was in the sixth grade when I created my first email account—at the same time my parents created their first account. By early high school I was IMing with friends about tennis tryouts and boy crushes. In college, a roommate introduced me to a new online service that was trickling down from ivy …
Age-Appropriate Chores + Our System
January is a great time to reevaluate what chores your kids are doing—or to get started if you haven't! A couple years ago, I had no idea where to start. So today I'm sharing the simple system that's working at our house. Daily Jobs A few months before Trenton's fourth birthday, I started talking …
