Category Archives: Parenting

Being a Work-From-Home Mom Isn’t Easy: Are You up for It?

Posted on by August 30, 2013

Mother using telephone in living room with baby frowningWorking from home sounds like a dream. There’s no commute, you don’t have to throw your kids into daycare and you can work with your own equipment. If you run your own work-from-home business, you control the schedule and just about every other aspect of the business. If you work with a company that allows work-from-home employees, you’ll probably have a somewhat-set schedule, but it’s a more flexible way to fit work into your day-to-day life. Working from home has plenty of advantages, but it … Read more ...

Finding Our Village Through The Community of Sports

Posted on by August 5, 2013

Admittedly I’m not much of a sports fan. I only follow it by listening to my husband’s praise of the Chicago Blackhawks or heartbreak over the Bears. I don’t mind attending games, even if it’s only to enjoy the greasy food, adult beverages and the energy from the crowd.

But that’s slowly changing. My nearly 6-year-old, Logan, is a huge sports fan. He loves football, soccer, hockey, baseball, basketball and anything else with a ball. This is his second year in t-ball and this year, … Read more ...

Scott’s Miracle-Gro gives me a little more than a green thumb

Posted on by August 1, 2013

There’s a green little monster that’s come into our family. It all started with Miracle-Gro’s Premium Plants, which has sponsored this post.

Miracle-Gro reached out to me a couple months ago about hosting a giveaway and as part, I went and picked up their new product called Premium Plants. The kids were ecstatic to pick out the flowers, particularly my oldest, Logan. As I’ve said before, he loves to plant things.

Then we planted them and boy did they flourish! I have to … Read more ...

A Snapshot of How Single Moms Do It All

Posted on by July 18, 2013

Are you a single mom? Do you know one? Surely you answered yes to at least one of those questions. I know many single moms and am truly baffled at how they handle it. When you’re busy juggling it all, you just put one foot in front of the other and keep going, right? The single moms I know don’t have the luxury to wonder how they do it all.

They just do.

There’s never enough hours in the day or energy in the coffee … Read more ...

How can I protect my son from becoming another Trayvon Martin?

Posted on by July 16, 2013

Trayvon Martin. A name forever etched in the annals of America’s complex relationship with race.

We all know the story. A 17-year-old armed with only a bag of Skittles, a hoodie and mocha skin is followed by a neighborhood watch man. At this moment, neither are breaking the law. Then there’s a confrontation. A few minutes later, Trayvon Martin is dead and George Zimmerman is accused in his death.

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Fast forward to Saturday, when Zimmerman is acquitted of all charges. Many people are thunderstruck and … Read more ...