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This is the third part of a series of posts outlining a typical day in the life of a work at home mom.   Part 1: Morning Routine Edition Part

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,

This is the second part of a series of posts outlining a typical day in the life of a work at home mom.   Part 1: Morning Routine Edition 8:27

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

This is the beginning of a series of posts outlining a typical day in the life of a work at home mom.   5:45 am - I hear Mike's

In January I was a laid-off pregnant mother full of questions and worry. Today I’d like to share with you my story of gratitude. For two months I searched,

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

Recently we hosted my husband’s family for Easter dinner at our place. My big kitchen, his big family, their big personalities. That place got loud, it got crowded

When my son was born I had no idea what it meant to be a mom and unfortunately, he didn't come with an instruction manual.  I mostly turned

I’ve noticed something for a little while now.  I’m a little insane.  And by insane, I mean – I keep doing the same thing day after day and

We talk a lot on here about making our kids happy, making ourselves happy, schedules & priorities. But what about making those working dads happy too? Brandy talked

Two years ago this week, my world changed. I was frantic. I was nuts. I was going BSC. After about five months of milking FMLA with teacher days

If there's one thing with this whole working mom gig I feel like I've got a pretty good handle on, it's dinner time. In a given month, we

Have you ever cried over a cell phone? No, seriously. I had a complete and total meltdown over technology this week. Because I’m over technology. It’s supposed to

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

All moms have to plan in some manner, shape or form. Even if you consider yourself to be the most adventurous, spontaneous woman, to some extent, if you