A Womans Blog

So - we were sitting as a fam watching TV last night when a Pixos commercial played. My 7 year old turned to me and said, “Mom, can we get those now before we find out two months from now that they make you sick and I have to wait several months to get the safe version?”

What a sad commentary on the state of children’s toys when 7 year old boys recognize that most toys are recalled nowadays.

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So, my 3 year old has been potty trained for a month now. Which is great. What isn’t that cool is he insists on doing it totally naked. I’ve tried reasoning with him, explaining to him how it goes much faster without taking all your clothes off, yada, yada - but, ah! The irrationability of a 3 year old.

So, at least 1o times a day, we trot to the toilet, take off his clothes, pee and put his clothes back on. This happens even when we use a public potty.

Can anyone else relate?

Ok - again - on The View (it’s the only show I get to watch that doesn’t have the label ‘Nick Jr’ in the corner of it, I swear!), they showed the front page of The New York Post. On it’s cover? Britney Spears and her son with a pack of cigarettes.

And I got a little peeved. Read more »

Ok - so I’ve committed time in the morning after breakfast and chores to sit and blog and comment and join communities, yada, yada yada….

And I’m thoroughly enjoying myself. I’ve ‘met’ some pretty cool moms (and if you’re liberal, then you know you’re my favorite - wink, wink) and have read some really funny  posts.

But you know you are too focused on what you are doing when your three year old comes to you with a diet coke and says ‘I’m thirsty’ and without batting an eye you pop it open, get a cup and say ‘Here you go, sweety’.

Sheesh - that’s something I never thought I’d do…

 Anyone relate?

I’ve actually known for a while now that most baby bottles are leaching horrible hormone disrupting chemicals into milk and I’ve stopped microwaving any and all plastics. When I do get plastic, I’ve been hand-washing them in hopes of not poisoning my family. (And I wonder why cancer, diabetes and all sorts of horrid diseases have skyrocketed this past century). Read more »

Are you looking for ways to squeeze more money out of your paycheck? Is the rising cost of gas and groceries putting a dent in your monthly budget?

For me, feeding a family of five in this economy has been a challenge. I’m stuck between wanting to provide healthy meals and wanting to keep the tab for them at a minimum. But, I’ve found four tips that have really helped me trim the excess fat, if you will, from the cost of it all. In fact, one month I saved $200 from our budget and am finding that I am able to continue saving money through stretching these four tricks as far as I can. Read more »