Fitbit rocks for busy moms

February 11, 2013 By 3 Comments
Fitbit 2013

I started 2013 the same way I started 2012 - with a new year's resolution to move more and fit in more exercise. Both Januaries found me with a bulky, old school pedometer strapped to my side, keeping track of steps manually in my datebook and striving (with limited success) to do better from week to week. In 2013, I hoped to keep it going longer than the two months it took me to fizzle out in 2012. It's hard to keep something going when it's not all that fun, even if you know you … [Read more...]

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Finding the support you need

September 17, 2012 By 3 Comments
Mamas & Babies

This post is part of the Attachment Parenting Month blog event, hosted by Attachment Parenting International. Learn more by visiting API Speaks, the blog of Attachment Parenting International. Becoming a first-time parent is so life-changing that you can find yourself needing support in ways you are not used to. Whether that's education during pregnancy to learn more about the kind of birth you want to have, breastfeeding support immediately after your baby comes, family and friends who … [Read more...]

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Thank heaven for cosleeping

July 23, 2012 By 4 Comments
It still feels this good.

Sometimes, being a working mom is so very hard. This morning when I dropped Zoe off for daycare, she cried. Not the big, loud, dramatic wails that say "I'm not getting my way right now and I don' t like it," but the truly heartbroken, silent tears of a little girl who simply did NOT want mommy to leave. It just about killed me walking out that door and leaving her. I know she's fine. I am thankful we have a great daycare. But oh, days like this are hard. To make matters worse, tonight … [Read more...]

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I love being a working mom

July 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
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I love being a working mama. There, I said it. I think too often we think and talk about how hard it is to be a working mom. We agonize over hours spent working for a living instead of playing with our kids. We torture ourselves over finding the perfect balance between work and home life. But do we ever actually talk about the good parts of being a working mom? I'm not talking about having more income, although that's nice too, especially when it comes to being able to travel together and … [Read more...]

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A day in the hybrid life

April 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
Mischievous little Zoebelle

There was a time not too many years ago when it could be said I was living la vida loca, but no longer. Now, if I had to sum up my days I'd say I'm living a hybrid life. I feel really lucky to be able to be a working mom with a great career and job I love, yet also have the luxury of an extra day each week to spend with Zoe. On Wednesdays, for all intents and purposes, I'm a stay at home mom. We take mommy and me classes, we go to the park and library story time, and we hang out with … [Read more...]

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Nursing helps alleviate working mom guilt

April 12, 2012 By 14 Comments
Don't feel guilty, mommy!

My working mom guilt started even before I had Zoe. I was still pregnant when I began agonizing over how hard it would be to separate myself from the little life growing inside of me - to not just be in two different bodies after all this time together as one, but two different bodies in two different buildings with potentially miles between us. When I toured daycare centers early in my pregnancy, I  burst into tears while visiting each infant nursery (so embarrassing). Some of the babies … [Read more...]

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