While making room in our bedroom closet for summer clothes (warmer weather must be coming eventually!), I came across a suit I used to wear frequently when my job involved meetings, deadlines, task forces, and supervision of an employee who actually did what I asked. Charcoal gray. Pencil skirt. A classic look that doesn’t go out of style, right? Deciding…
“Mom, picking up is not my style,” my five year old explained, when I asked her why the puzzle pieces were still scattered all over the kitchen floor. This little girl has pulled out some very creative excuses to avoid work she doesn’t want to do. Not long ago, when I pointed out that we were tripping over the huge…
She always has her kids’ toys so organized. Our play area always looks like Toys R Us at noon on Black Friday. She just seems to accomplish so much in a day! I can’t even get the living room vacuumed. Her kids are so cute and stylish, mine show up for play dates with dried yogurt crusted into their hair.…
Are you an “unnatural” mom? A number of different writers and mothers reassuringly state that no, motherhood does not always “come naturally.” That’s one of the premises behind a book by Hettie Brittz, The UnNatural Mother: Why You Are the Perfect Mom for Your Kids. She identifies four types of mothers in the book. First, there are the boxwood moms.…