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January 2018 Book Club Pick – Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Welcome to January’s Lose the Cape book club pick! In case you haven’t heard, we’ve launched a book club to go along with the podcast. Each month we’ll announce the book the first week of the month and the 4th week of the month, we’ll discuss it on the show. We’ll be picking books that …
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Want to be a FUN mom? Make your kids laugh with the Ha-Ha Joke Coloring Book
You know how sometimes people post those questions on Facebook like “What is your absolute FAVORITE thing about being a parent? Well, my favorite thing, hands down, is the giggles. The sound of their little voices just laughing and laughing. It never fails. I can be in the worst mood and a giggle fit sets …
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Those First 100 Days of Motherhood
Today we welcome Samina Farooq who is writing about those first 100 days of motherhood. Not only is there excellent advice here, but this piece is also written with a lot of love. When you first become a mother, it’s so many emotions bubbling inside your body and soul that it gets difficult to hold …
The Mom who regrets telling her child there is no Easter bunny
At some point, we all make big mistakes as moms. Regrets, things we wish we’d done differently. I admit that after the insanity of Christmas this last year, I actually considered telling my 8, 6, and 4 year old children that Santa Clause is not real. After reading this post by guest contributor Britta Eberle, …
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10 Random Acts of Kindness for Parents to Practice
I never understood the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” until I had one of my own. Here are ten simple ways to support another parent. I promise you will make their day! How do I know? These are all random acts of kindness I have received (and paid forward) from fellow …
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The endless job of being mom
The endless job of being mom – and why that’s so great! Moms are officially running the whole show. I said it, but you already knew it. They’ve got us eighteen years to life. You signed and dated the contract. The job description is endless as well as the hours. Your work will start and …
I Give Up!
So I decided to try and get a handle on the family room on Saturday and part of that meant emptying the two baskets under the coffee table in order to remove all the things that had landed there that don’t belong. I asked the kids to help, and within five minutes they had carried …
How to Believe in Yourself: Three Things Journal
“Don’t you know you’re amazing?” a new acquaintance asked me over lunch one day. We hardly knew one another and I was shocked when she asked me this. “No,” I answered truthfully. She held my gaze and repeated, “You. Are. Amazing.” ### At that moment in my life, I needed to hear those words of …
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Messy Mom Envy
Do you ever have Messy Mom Envy? Do you even know what I mean? “I’ll be there in ten minutes!” “Yay! Just come on in when you get here!” I turn the knob as I put my hip into the door shoving the rug along with several piles of shoes out of the way as …