Recent Posts Tagged With 'mothers'

• What I Love about being a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM)

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 13:20 in SAHM, moms, mothers

  Now that I've listed all the things I hate about staying home, I thought I'd balance it out with all the things I love about staying home. For all its frustrations and lack of appreciation staying home and taking care of my kids has been a blessing. ...

• Scheduling My Time to Get Stuff Done!!! So Much To Do and Not Enough Time

  Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 20:00 in house, moms, mothers, organize house

  I am trying to get a hold of my time so that I am not wasting it and getting more done around the house. My goal right now is to make sure there is enough healthy food available to make lunches easily and after school grab n go snacks. By organizi...

• Working Mom or Stay at Home Mom - Which is Better? Part 1

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 23:23 in moms, working mom, mothers

  Today Dr. Phil pitted stay at home mom's against those who work outside the home. I've been both and if I could, I would work outside the home again - in a heart beat. I didn't get to watch much of the show, had to take the kids to their Wednesday ac...

• How do Stay at Home Mom's do IT?

  Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 18:37 in mothers, house cleaning

  I'm gonna go nuts. Stay at Home mom's that are good at caring for their families needs are something to be cherished. No wonder my husband is always pissed off at me, I suck at house keeping, laundry, and cooking. I am going cabin crazy and could use...

• The Christmas Shoes Movie - A Lesson on What's Important in Life

  Posted on Wednesday December 17th, 2008 at 00:35 in children, love, scrapbook, God, christmas, childhood, mothers, death of spouse, christmas gift

  I am watching The Christmas Shoes Movie and it is hitting home because it parrallels my life at present. It's a story about how life and work can get in the way of what's important - family. Life is so short, when my kids were born I started scrapboo...

• Why do People Choose to Become Soldiers

  Posted on Friday November 14th, 2008 at 21:35 in children, parenting, war, moms, childhood, mothers

  You know the recruitment slogan, "be all you can be." Commercials targeted at youth ask them to consider a life in the armed forces. Since I am sitting in my home safe and sound, watching the TV I couldn't help wonder, why young men and women decid...

• There is Never Enough Time or Energy for the Working MOM

  Posted on Wednesday November 5th, 2008 at 13:55 in Healthy, moms, mental health, working mom, mothers

  Oh man I'm exhausted which is keeping me from being motivated at work. Which during this week is a big NO NO, I need all the energy and motivation possible. As a working mom what do you do to get more time and energy in your day? I am so exhausted a...

• Which is Best? Kids in Daycare or Kids at home with Mom

  Posted on Tuesday October 28th, 2008 at 22:32 in family, children, parenting, Parents, moms, wahm, parenthood, mothers, close family

  I saw the cutest little kids today on a walk with their daycare, they must have been 3 years old. My heart ached for my kids to be that small again and wondered where all the time had gone. Time passes so fast and they are little for such a short per...

• What is a Mother? Defining What a Mother is and Defining 'Self' in the Process.

  Posted on Tuesday September 16th, 2008 at 23:44 in moms, Identity, feelings, mothers

  I am a mother, great but what does that mean? I have a lot of roles in my life, the largest one at this moment and the most life altering one has been that of mother. The question was asked of me tonight, who are you? or more appropriate, who am I? A...

• E-Zine For Mothers - Time Out - Projects, links, craft gallery, and more to come.

  Posted on Monday July 14th, 2008 at 15:26 in Parents, moms, wahm, mothers

  I just started an e-zine for mothers. Something to do with my spare time. It's quite simple right now but as time goes on there will be more picutures and how to for crafts, scrapbooking, and card making. I have also started a list of links to sit...

• Children Grow Up So Fast - I Wish I Could Turn Back Time

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 21:53 in baby, Parents, moms, childhood, parenthood, mothers, upbringing

  I am looking at pictures of my kids when they were younger and I wish that I could turn back time. This was my daughter when she was 2 years old, I loved that hat and Old Navy dress on her, it was a sad day when she outgrew them. I was fortunate I ...

• Mother's Don't Have Time to Get Sick

  Posted on Sunday April 20th, 2008 at 11:38 in moms, flu, mothers, sick, head cold

  I've been sick for 3 days and I feel like hell. My house is a disaster as my kids have been fending for themselves. I'm a baby when I get sick, I can't function and keep going, when I'm sick I'm down for the count. Today I'm a walking drug store a...

• Overwhelmed, Exhausted and Feeling Like a Terrible Mother

  Posted on Monday April 14th, 2008 at 22:32 in moms, feelings, mothers, close family, raising healthy happy children

  Ever feel like you're not measuring up as a mother? Do you wonder if you are messing up your kids chances in life and never do enough for them? I always have too much on my plate and then I get so tired I can't do anything. The guilt starts to see...

• Identity - Does Your Child Have One?

  Posted on Friday April 11th, 2008 at 19:12 in moms, Identity, interests, feelings, childhood, parenthood, mothers, decisions, happy childhood, raising healthy happy children

  Growing up I lived in a very small town - my high school had 350 kids from Grade 8 - Grade 12. The population of the town and the surrounding area was approx 2000 people. I was 4th generation in my town and I was either my grandmother's grand daugt...

• Searching for the Best School for my Son, Which is Best?

  Posted on Tuesday April 8th, 2008 at 23:46 in Parents, moms, childhood, mothers, decisions, gifted, gifted children, gifted education, raising healthy happy children

  My son is special and I want the best for him, but trying to find the best school for him is stressful. I went to an orientation this evening and although it sounds wonderful I am having a hard time making a decision. St. John's Fine Arts school has ...

• Guilt is a Mother's Perogative

  Posted on Friday April 4th, 2008 at 20:14 in Parents, moms, appreciation, feelings, mothers, positive attitude, negative attitude, favortism

  Ever feel like a terrible mother? Whenever someone says a judgemental comment about my parenting I automatically think "Am I a Bad Mother?" I afford my children too many liberties sometimes and I pick too few battles. I spend too much time working an...

• My Kids Won't do What They're Asked.....

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 21:14 in moms, fighting, mothers, p, responsibility, house cleaning, kids rooms, raising healthy happy children

  At 10:00am I told my kids to brush their teeth and shower, I had a meeting with the bank at 12:30. I needed to finish up my business plan before we left, at 12:15 I called the bank and rescheduled. Not only did they not brush their teeth or have a ...

• Create your own Coffee Station in your Home

  Posted on Sunday February 24th, 2008 at 14:37 in moms, coffee, cleaning, mothers, house cleaning, homemaker, coffee station, organize house

  Mothers have limited time and as such need to be organized. Not always an easy thing. One area in my home that I need and love to have organized is a coffee station in my kitchen. Between the stove and the sink lies my oasis, my coffee station. T...