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I am a very lucky woman. I have just spent 3 nights and 4 days away from home, away from work and away from reality. I ate my

The alarm goes off at the same time every day. If you’re like me, you hit the snooze button at the same time every day, too. That way,

I'm reaching for the red pepper when I hear it. SPLAT! Juice? Water? Orange slice? Milk from a cereal bowl? I do a systems-check roll call somewhere deep

Oh hey look! I'm still around. SO much has happened in the last few weeks, work wise, that I almost don't know where to start. Let's start by giving

I'm a Southern woman. We say "yes" to second helpings, "yes" to almost any sign up sheet, and the only questions we answer with "no" are ones that end

My friend recently found out she is expecting her fourth child.  While ultimately, just like Shannon's decision to only have one child, it is her decision and doesn't

A few months ago I wrote about my choice to work. WAHM with childcare help for the win was and still is my ultimate goal, though I know

It is kinda known around the LWM round table that I am the nerd of the bunch. I am cool with that. I have been a nerd all

Time for some deep thoughts by Brandy.  Hold onto your hats...you may lose them. This is not my typical style. I was sitting here thinking about being a a

I have a very good life.  A life I’ve worked hard to achieve.  Everything worth having in my life I’ve strived for and even the times when I want to string

When I was finishing high school and during my first year of college, I probably looked my best. I didn’t work full-time. I spent every afternoon in the

ISO: Friends 30-something working mom of a 2.5 year-old boy seeks fellow working mom w/ toddler for play dates and companionship who won’t freak out if my kid hits

We often talk about sacrifices we have to make as working mothers on here. We have limited time. We are constantly trying to please multiple audiences with family and work.

I always used to think that buying a gift for a woman was so easy. Clothes! Jewelry! Chocolate! But the longer I’ve been with my husband, the more

A few weekends ago, I went to the national Hearts at Home Convention in Bloomington, Illinois.  I had never been, but a group of my local friends were

I put pictures of myself all over the internet every single day. I am the first person clients and customers see when they walk through the doors of

I’d like to taste my food again. Is that too much to ask? It’s always, “You feed the baby while I eat” or “He needs to be changed

As I sat in the conference room at nearly 22 weeks pregnant, wrapping up a nearly four hour meeting all about a complete rebranding from top to bottom, new

Time to myself doesn’t happen often. Time with friends doesn’t happen often. And both the former and the latter are due to my own hang-ups of feeling guilt.