Breastfeeding is Not for Everyone

Breastfeeding is Not for Everyone

by | Breastfeeding

My sister was born to breastfeed. From her very first baby, she just had a knack with it. Of course, she’d always loved babies and had always been around them. She had (has) a natural calmness about her that I think must have helped. I grew up thinking I never wanted...
Hotel Decisions That Stretch Your Vacation Dollars

Hotel Decisions That Stretch Your Vacation Dollars

by | Travel

Vacation. The very word sends little shivers of delight down my spine. Vacation is hard to come by when you work for yourself – when I’m not at my desk, working hard, no income is being generated. I don’t get paid vacations, so when I do get a chance to get away, I...
Leveling the Playing Field with MomPower

Leveling the Playing Field with MomPower

by | Health

I have been both a stay at home mom and a corporate exec with kids. Each role had its advantages: I loved staying at home with my kids, being a full-time mommy, focusing exclusively on meeting their needs and finding satisfaction in raising healthy, happy kids. It was...
Stress Balanced by Father Role as Mother Hen

Stress Balanced by Father Role as Mother Hen

by | Stress Management

My husband, Dave, is a mother hen. Well, perhaps he would prefer the term father rooster. In any case, he and I have very different ways of managing parenting stress. When it comes to worrying about the every day stuff — the stuff that is typically attributed to the...
Sex Talk for Breakfast

Sex Talk for Breakfast

by | Teens and Tweens

Talking about sex is not how I envision starting my morning. Well, talking about sex with my 10-year old son is not how I envision the start of the day, anyway. And yet… It was an idyllic morning. The coffee was particularly strong and delicious, the sleep the night...