Category: A Mommy’s Life

It seems many mommies I know are having life revelations this week which is strange because I had one too.  While I’m still no closer to “Picking a Path” than I was six weeks ago, I realized …

All Beyond Mommying’s posts on car seats and car seat safety: The basics of car seat safety: “Car Seat Fanatic” More basics of car seat safety: “Continuing Car Seat Safety” The physics and physiology of car seats: “The …

A recent study published by the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) has shown that for planned homebirth there is no increase in negative outcomes versus hospital birth but there is a substantial decrease in interventions and …

I greatly envy small children and their ability to easily make new friends.  Every time I take the girls to the park, we leave with them talking about a new friend they made and how …

I’m sure by now you’ve heard about Delta’s recent breastfeeding debacle in which a breastfeeding mother asked via Twitter about the airline’s policy and she was informed she must cover or feed a bottle.  I …

This past weekend I attended a dance competition and convention and while I’ve been teaching regularly since before Doodle was born, I haven’t been dancing full-out and though I was really dedicated to regular ballet …

I guess we’ve started a tradition of boring Valentine’s/President Day weekends.  Last year we headed to Jacksonville where hubby had meetings at our Alma Mater and though we had intentions of big adventures, hubby ended …

You ever had one of those days where you’re Just. Done!?  Where you just want to throw in the towel and be done with it? Walk away? Leave it for another day when you can …

A few weeks back I came across an article on my Twitter feed that really struck a chord with me, it’s been on my mind ever since so I decided to revisit it.  The article …

I wrote “The Needed Nap” almost exactly a year ago (a year ago yesterday, actually) defending my choice to have my then 4 1/2 year old take a daily nap.  Well, folks, not much has …