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Three Kids - Who Does That? Apparently Me - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | September 3rd 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins Wow, I had no idea it has been so long since I’ve blogged, but things have been a little crazy in my life. Just when I get rid of one kid during the day, cruising down easy street with my baby boy, I find out that my little yo read more
Adjusting to Kindergarten - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | August 11th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins Last week was my daughter’s first week of kindergarten - yes, she passed her test to start early - and she loves it! I am truly astounded at the work she has brought home, there haven’t been any incidents at school, she read more
Letting Go of the Little Things - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | July 28th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins This weekend was a nightmare - I had a freak yoga accident that I won’t go into details about, but nonetheless, left me virtually immobilized for the entire weekend. Thank goodness my husband was home so he could take care of read more
Starting Kindergarten Early - Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | July 20th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins My daughter turns five in the middle of December - obviously past the cut off for kindergarten. So on July 30, I’m having her tested to see if she’s ready to start early. I wasn’t going to do it initially because read more
Yin and Yang of the Working Mother - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | July 10th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins Lately I’ve been obsessed with Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations program on the Travel Channel. Not only does he eat the most amazing food, but he gets to travel all over the world and really experience the cultures - his read more
My Summer Hibernation - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | June 30th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins I know, I know, I’m talking about the heat again, but it is killing me this year! Temperatures regularly reach ridiculous levels like today - 114 degrees. And that’s just what it said on my hometown paper’s website read more
10 Things to Do With a Grocery Store Chicken - by Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | June 20th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins In this era of rising food and gas prices, we as mothers are forced to find ways to cut corners. We compensate by clipping coupons, drinking cheaper wine, buying in bulk, riding our bikes more - all for the sake, these days, of jus read more
Dinner With the Past - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | May 28th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins A couple months ago I wrote a profile on an 80-year-old pianist/singer who currently headlines a piano bar at a historic hotel in my area. She is incredibly talented, beautiful and worldly beyond my comprehension. She has traveled t read more
Amazing Cinco de Mayo Bean Dip - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | May 4th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins I call this Cinco de Mayo Bean Dip because is only calls for five ingredients. It’s so easy and so delicious - it will change your life. I always make sure to have lots of company whenever I make it or else I end up eating read more
Clean Up In a Hurry - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | May 3rd 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins Yesterday my husband pulled the classic move. He called about 4 pm to let me know that one of his new bosses was going to be coming by the house with him after work - I had an hour and a half at the most to clean up the house - an read more
Motivation Leads to Emergency Room - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | April 30th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins Yesterday was great - I was bursting with ideas and motivation. I wrote out a To-Do List, made some self-imposed deadlines and was ready to dig in. The problem was - as we all know - our kids have their own schedule. It’s goin read more
Rose Kennedy - Words of Wisdom - By Nicole Perkins
Motherhood Incorporated | April 25th 2008 by sandrabeck
By Nicole Perkins Back in my cubicle days, I had a very specific lineup of things to help inspire me on my desk, a handful of which remain with me today. There’s a mini-print of Monet’s “Wisteria” which brought me to tears whe read more
Hot Moms - A Contradiction?
Motherhood Incorporated | April 20th 2008 by sandrabeck
Last night I had to cover a story on a Hot Mom contest at a local bar. It’s a three week contest culminating Mother’s Day Weekend and my editor thought it would be really interesting to find out what would happen and who would show up. It read more
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