How to Prepare at Work—For Maternity Leave
Wondering how to prepare at work for maternity leave? Here are our best tips…
The Best Online Backup Services for Backing Up Family Photos, Unfinished Novels, and More
These days, everyone has precious things on our computers: those family photos, that old voicemail from Nana you saved on your computer, the half-finished draft of your novel. Some of it you can save casually in the cloud, sure — but some of it, for sheer size alone, kind of has to live on a…
Dinnertime Fun: Making Separate Meals for Kids
I will not make separate meals for kids. I, like every other new mother, told myself that frequently while my first kiddo was starting solid foods. I am not going to be that mom! They can eat what WE eat, or else they don’t eat. I don’t have time to do dinosaur nuggets! I absolutely refuse to…
This Working Mom’s Favorite Sippy Cups, Bowls, and Other Products for Feeding Your Toddler
My cousin’s daughter (the closest thing I have right now to a niece!) is turning one soon. I wrote about the “baby head cold” gift I gave my cousin when her baby was born — and, because my cousin and her husband are both scientists (who are also kind of opposed to the pink/purple/princess/girly stuff),…
The Mom Voice: On the Playground — and at the Office?
Today’s topic: the mom voice. Do you think you have a “mom voice”? Have you heard your friends’ mom voices — and did it bring you comfort or freak you out? Have you ever noticed your mom voice encroaching at the office — and was it welcome or unwelcome? A few weeks ago, an old…
