How to Succeed as a Stay-at-Home Mom

How to Succeed as a Stay-at-Home Mom

Moms / Mom Time

Stay-at-home moms are no longer just the co-stars from Leave It To Beaver, The Brady Bunch, and other television shows from a bygone era. Taking care of the kids has become the cool thing to do again for women in their 20s and 30s. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,…

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Get Romantic Without Leaving the House

Get Romantic Without Leaving the House

Moms / Mom Time

Ah, romance! Where would we be without it? Unfortunately, romance can easily be forgotten when careers, families, and the necessities of daily life become our primary focus. But romance is important for every couple, whether you’ve been together for 30 days or 30 years. Making a little time for romance…

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Time Management Tips for Working Moms

Time Management Tips for Working Moms

Moms / Mom Time

When you walk in the door, you see a stack of papers floating around your desk, and when you go home, just as at the office, you can’t find those important papers you need so desperately to stay out of trouble or make an excuse. When you come home at…

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Friends and Family – Family Matters

Friends and Family – Family Matters

Moms / Mom Time

For many couples this isn’t a problem at least not at the beginning of the relationship but when children come along difficulties with partners’ families often crop up. Difficult decisions have to be made about parenting and a competition between ‘my family’ and ‘your family’ can arise. Often each of…

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Revealed! 10 Guilt Traps for Moms

Revealed! 10 Guilt Traps for Moms

Moms / Mom Time

It’s not fair that guilt became so intertwined with motherhood, but almost every mother suffers from maternal guilt about something she does or does not do. In our culture, motherhood is so loaded with expectations of perfection that it’s impossible to live up to the standard. That doesn’t mean we…

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Makeup for Busy Moms

Makeup for Busy Moms

Moms / Mom Time

Whether your little one is a few months old or a few years old, when children become our main focus, almost everything else seems to go by the wayside-including our beauty routine. While we might not have 30 minutes to spare anymore in order to put together a flawlessly made-up…

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Parents, Kids and Time Alone

Parents, Kids and Time Alone

Moms / Mom Time

“What are some of the ways in which you explain to kids that mom and dad need time alone, without feeling guilty about it?” A journalist, writing an article on having time alone and couple time when you have kids, asked me this question. Parents will feel guilty only when…

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The Rules of Online Dating for Single Moms

The Rules of Online Dating for Single Moms

Moms / Mom Time

Are you a single mom and ready to mingle? The thought of the bar scene could be intimidating, and the pickings at the PTA meeting are slim. Dipping a toe in the dating pool could be a little easier if you start online. Online dating has exploded in popularity in…

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Could You Use a ‘Stop Doing’ List?

Could You Use a ‘Stop Doing’ List?

Moms / Mom Time

One of the tried and true organization and time-management tools is the trusty old “to do” list. I was trained to diligently put one together at the end of the day for the following day, and whatever tasks I failed to complete, to carry it forward. This system has worked…

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