September 2011

How to Make Your Own Pumpkin Spice Lattes

by Heligirl on September 29, 2011

in Beyond Mommyhood

With Fall officially here, there’s nothing holding me back from my full-on, unapologetic, completely out of control pumpkin spice latte obsession. Well, nothing except a lack of funds to purchase several every day. No matter, I have found a way around this little detail – my own pumpkin spice latte recipe. You see, last year […]

I’ve officially been at my new job four weeks now and the kids have started their new childcare/preschool center. A new routine is starting to set in and with it all the stress of change in the little ones and the resulting misbehavior. Time for some positive discipline. The kids don’t like being away from […]

I Have an Excuse, or Five

by Heligirl on September 20, 2011

in Beyond Mommyhood,Blogging

I’ve suddenly become a pitiful blogger, posting a pathetic one post a week, for a couple of weeks. I have a legitimate excuse. In fact, I have several. Want to hear them? OK. Here it goes. 1. I got a job and contrary to popular belief, I actually work when I’m there. I’m PR stud […]

My Stylist and Makeover

by Heligirl on September 15, 2011

in Beyond Mommyhood

So there I was, reading Oprah magazine, when I came across a story that mentioned makeovers. Now, before you get any funny ideas that I’m some kind of poof-girl, let me say that I’m not talking about one of those sessions at the department store cosmetics counter where they try to sell you a ton […]

A couple of weeks ago I asked a question on the Heligirl Facebook page about how to parent and gently guide kids through those rough stages, such as the ferocious threes (which have nothing on the terrible twos) with positive discipline. One reader and a great friend shared something that was so powerful, I asked […]

I realized something rather disturbing this past couple of weeks. I don’t do well with change anymore. Change is hard. Even when my changes don’t hold a candle to what others or the world faces. Worse, I don’t like what this new issue means to me. I’ve had a difficult time admitting this. I’ve alluded […]

I recently read a wonderful blog post on Pigtail Pals’ website about self esteem that really struck a chord with me. The post, titled Waking Up Full of Awesome, talks about how we girls used to wake up full of awesome every day, knowing we were awesome and beautiful regardless of missing baby teeth, mismatched […]