In a momentary lapse of reason, I let my mind wonder a bit (what’s left of it after two kids, a job, and 6 hours of sleep a day) and think back to the days when I hand it together. You know, when you knew who you were, where you were going, what you were [...]
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Ok, so I’ve been working to stay a step ahead of this childproofing thing. It’s been a whille since I’ve had to do much. Basically, I put the little plastic thingies in all the plugs, put up a baby gate to our kitchen, and put little latches on the drawers under the sinks where the [...]
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As I write my little guy is rolling over from his back to his tummy then doing some tummy crunches in preparation for future crawling (though it looks like he’s humping the floor), my daughter is running around the house naked as she shrieks in delight (though it’s our hope she might feel the urge [...]
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Who are you again? For that matter, who am I? It’s hard to tell with two hours of sleep. Our little man decided that yet again, sleep was for the weak and he was one big, strong dude, but he needed company in his self appreciation of his studliness. My hubby didn’t make it to [...]
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This week I started my new work schedule, which was like the third new work schedule in the past two years, but who’s counting. I’ve been really blessed to have a job that works with me being a mom. As long as I do my job, which does entail a certain amount of 24/7 on-call [...]
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Broke away from the chaos for a couple of hours yesterday to see Avatar in 3D. I haven’t been paying attention to the reviews, only hearing that it was good. I didn’t want anything to spoil it for me. I like seeing what they’re able to pull off with special effects technology these days. I [...]
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As I enjoy a morning cup of tea this first day of a New Year and decade, I can’t help but reflect on the past 10 years. This time last decade I was in a different state, in a different marriage, and a completely miserable state of mind. It’s amazing what life puts you through [...]
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If you missed our free webinar by Positive Parenting Solutions last week titled Getting Kids to Listen without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling, you’re in luck. We had technical difficulties and rescheduled the webinar for not one, but two different times to meet everyone’s needs. Here is the latest information: Tuesday, Aug. 24 from 1-2 p.m. [...]
I typically have some pretty quick advice when it comes to toddlers and preschoolers, but when it comes to tweens and teens, my advice has to come from my studying and the advice of experts. I’m all about sharing personal experience here on Heligirl, so when Heather from Making it Work Mom commented on my [...]
When I was growing up, the rules in our house were pretty similar to those in most households of the 70s and 80s: do something the parents don’t approve of, get punished. My brother and I were spanked with hands and wooden spoons. (In fact, I remember they even had a paddle in grade school [...]
It might happen the moment you bring baby number two home. It may not rear its ugly head until that younger child starts moving under her own power. If you’re really lucky, it may even start a little later. But make no mistake, siblings will fight and it will test you, possibly to the point [...]
I typically have some pretty quick advice when it comes to toddlers and preschoolers, but when it comes to tweens and teens, my advice has to come from my studying and the advice of experts. I’m all about sharing personal experience here on Heligirl, so when Heather from Making it Work Mom commented on my [...]
Today is a big new first here at Heligirl. I’ve done a blog swap with Ericka from Alabaster Cow. Hop on over to check out my brutally honest post about the guardian angel who entered my life when I was a pathetically miserable “victim” of my circumstance and taught me a simple, yet infinitely valuable [...]