This is a thought-provoking and powerful novel about a mother’s love; from the author of The Things We Keep and The Secrets of Midwives. ABOUT THE MOTHER’S PROMISE: “All their lives, Alice Stanhope and her daughter Zoe have been a family of two, living quietly in northern California. Zoe has always struggled with crippling social anxiety and her mother…
The Top 20 “SCARY” Movies You Should NEVER Show Your Kids
*Courtesy post shared from www.babysideburns.com So apparently we scarred our kids for life. Isn’t that awesome? One minute we’re snuggling up on the couch together to watch a movie, and the next minute our kid needs 14 nightlights and refuses to sleep ever again. Dear Amazon Video, FYI, the movie we rented does not cost…
BOOKS I LOVE: “An Anonymous Girl” by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
A captivating, fast-paced psychological thriller. If you’re looking for a quick read that will keep you guessing until the end; this is it. A LITTLE BACKGROUND: The book’s main characters are Dr. Lydia Shields, and her research study participant, Jess. Chapters alternate between Jess’ first-person narration, and Dr. Shield’s second-person telling of the same story….
Add Some Protein To Your Kids’ Breakfast
I’m thankful that getting my kids to eat breakfast, hasn’t been an issue. I hear for some families, it is a hard part of the day. So I am glad mine willingly eat breakfast every morning. I try to make it simple. Juice, a fresh fruit, and a carb…. a muffin, toast, croissant, oatmeal, or…
“When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi
Last week, I stumbled upon “When Breath Becomes Air”. One of my fellow book club ladies read it. Her feedback? “It’s sad, but also inspiring and really makes you reflect on life”. I normally don’t choose memoirs. But something about it caught my attention. It was written by a man who chose to be a…
How Weird Is Parenthood? It Can Get Pretty Weird!
We each dive into parenthood expecting different things. Some people imagine it as a blissful eden. Finally, the culmination of all their hopes and dreams… the time in their lives they have been waiting for. Envisioning a giggling baby who is so darn cute. Only unicorns and smiles are on the horizon. Others, (who I…
Kids and Laundry
How hard is it to put away clean laundry? Really NOT that hard. I asked my son to put away his clean clothes that were hand-delivered to his room by his maid ( I mean his “mom”). I had washed, dried, and folded them all; that’s the hard part! I even neatly stacked them, organized…
A Moment That Melted This Mom’s Heart
A Struggle Finding His THING My son has struggled for a while, to find an activity or sport that he loves. (Besides Fortnite and Pokemon!) He tried playing soccer, but he was too nervous he would let his team down if he didn’t run fast enough. He tried baseball, but he was too nervous he’d…
Back To School – How Moms Really Feel About The Big Day
I’m a little late posting our 1st day of school photos because I had a VERY, VERY busy day… OH SO busy. It started bright and early. After a summer of sleeping-in late, my alarm went off way too early. It was a struggle, but I got the kids up, made breakfast, gave kisses,…
15 Years Ago… The Great Blackout
Who remembers the “2013 Blackout”? It’s crazy that it was 15 years ago! How is that possible? I remember the day clearly. I was in NYC at the time, working at NBC at 30 Rock, and we were all on high-stress level after 9/11. So when the power went out in our offices, I remember…