My daughter is showing all of the signs of being ready to potty train. However, she is not able to verbally tell me she has to go to the bathroom. Eager to work around this roadblock, I went to Lowe's and purchased a wireless doorbell. We played the various chimes and let her … [Read more...]

With some hesitation, my husband and I decided to go shopping on Black Friday. After battling the somewhat angry crowds, we decided to stop at Starbucks on our way home. I felt kind of grumpy after spending a couple of hours with shoppers who plowed through the stores without … [Read more...]

My two year old is taking dance classes-and no, I am definitely not a dance mom, far from it. Everything was going great until I was informed that during her first recital I would have to be her dance partner. Yes, I have to dance with my daughter on stage in front of all of my … [Read more...]

When I became a mom, I swore I would never be one of those overwhelmed looking women (even if I do feel that way sometimes) who go around running errands in tattered sweatpants, rumpled shirts and bed hair (and I'm not talking about the good type here). This is not my idea of … [Read more...]