Mom Life

As parents, we know that time is of the essence. And that means that we don’t always have time for a four hour date night with our spouse. To save you a few extra minutes, I have put together...

Do you know that music can make your children smarter?! Well, maybe it's not that straightforward. But studies have definitely shown that infusing music into a child's life can benefit them in so many ways! Education, motor skills, IQ, and spatial...

Dear Husband: (See how respectful of your privacy I am? I’m not even using your name!) It’s Father’s Day soon, and the Facebook etherwaves will be full of treacly yet sincere posts from wives and partners dedicated to their husbands and...

A recent post by a fellow CMB mama reminded me of my own carefree summers here in Ohio.  We have family all over the state, so when we weren’t vegged out on the sofa watching the Price is Right,...

Yes, we have a nanny. No, we are not rich. The word tends to elicit ideas of celebrities pawning their children off, but completely average people have nannies too! And I'm sure different people make that decision for different...

For those parents who are home during the summer months, it can be a tough decision of how much “to do”. Some moms believe that summer days should be spent with no agenda and allowing kids to have free...

"Just One Bite" "Please Eat" "You will like it... just try." If you have a picky eater these pleas probably sound familiar. Having a child who won't eat is so frustrating. Trust me I have been there.  I have twin girls who...

I have always loved math!  I minored in it in college.  But I realize not everyone embraces equations the way I do.   Regardless, since I have become a parent, I have created some new mathematical principles of my...

When I was pregnant, and for eight months after Baby Bean was born, we lived in a 900 square-foot, two bedroom, one bathroom apartment.  We were also living on a budget.  As a result, we were forced to reconcile...

First off, let me check my mommy privilege--I stay home with my kids by choice (though I could go into a lengthy diatribe about how in an ideal world I could seamlessly work part-time utilizing state-subsidized child care a la...