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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

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

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

There is one member of my family who gets the very least of my attention every single day. I neglect this family member for 23 out of 24

By Jess Contributor I hate crowds.  I don't think I've ever hit a Black Friday sale, ever.  *Gasp! The horror!* My mom just wasn't into that stuff and despite the

By Tracy Managing Editor When I started my new job this year, at a new school teaching completely different things, getting up earlier to have to drive further away,

By Katherine, Contributor I am more than a little bit type-A. I like my schedules, my routines, my lists. This little personality trait might just be the reason I always

By Brandee, Contributor I ramble on a LOT about loving daycare, and also about making the most of our time together outside of the working hours. I truly feel

By Tracy, Managing Editor Organization hasn’t always been my strong suit, but I always managed to get things done. I created systems when I was in college. My planner

By Brandee, Contributor I’m quite sure I haven’t got this whole working mom thing down to a science yet; in fact I know I haven’t. Further, I don’t think

By Jess, Contributor It's our anniversary. Allie and I have been back at daycare and work for precisely one month. And it's going great. Looking back on my posts before

By Tracy, Managing Editor If you’ve been following my posts, you know that over the course of the past few weeks, I’ve been freaking out about going back to

By Krista, Contributor Preface for those of you who don't read my personal blog: My husband is a high school football coach. Why is this important, you ask? You