All posts in Routines

  At the end of a long day of work somedays I love going home and making dinner. It just feels so... domestic. I truly love to cook and

Today is one of those days. You know them, and you probably know them well. And if you don’t, well then I guess I’m alone here, and I

Sleep, it's what I always wish for more of. More hours, better quality, blah blah blah. My son has always been an early riser and has had fits

"I believe I can see the future because I repeat the same routine." - NIN Let's start with the fact that I love routine. It makes me feel like

For a long time, every evening was a battle. Inevitably, I would pick the girls up from school and on the drive home Rylee would ask for a

This is the  sort of seventh post in our Liberating Working Dads Series. Tracy et al. I don't want to place any blame on the reason I didn't write my

I took a second job. My husband got a new job that would require longer hours. My son’s birthday party was fast approaching. My house? A mess. I’ve

One of the mixed blessings of working from home is the chores are always looming over my head like a rain cloud.  Often, I'll take breaks from the

If you don't know me outside of this space, I am a little fanatical about food. Not in a "foodie" way like looking for the perfect kumquat to

I want to preface this post by saying I AM NOT CURRENTLY PREGNANT NOR WILL I BE PREGNANT ANY TIME SOON. And now, continue: Two of my co-workers and

I've started working more recently.  I'm not the one picking up the kiddo from school most days and sometimes, I'm required to be out for meetings in the

I've talked a lot on here about how much TV has helped me get all the things done as a working mom.  When we get home from work

Somehow in the last four months, Lucy & Zach went from struggling so much with solids that I wrote a post on it, spoke with our PA & pediatrician &

This is the fifth post in our Liberating Working Dads Series. Back in the days before children, my wife and I came to an agreement. Whenever we had kids,

Now that I’m back to my full-time teaching job after a completely exhausting family trip to Disney refreshing spring break week, all of my many responsibilities have returned.

Last week, I did something I thought I would never do: I accepted an offer for a part-time job. Currently, I teach English to approximately 120 high school freshmen

I really loved Law Mama’s recent post on Mothering the Workplace.  The qualities she outlined - making good choices, cleaning up messes, and using nice words - are

Last week I introduced you to Nancy Holtzman, co-founder of Isis Parenting. Hopefully you have had some time to check her out by now. I know she has

I had a freak-out moment at work today.  I decided to look at the webpage of the elementary school where our daughter will be starting kindergarten in 6