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Black Friday Came Early: A Mom Ditch Day Party!
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Black Friday Came Early: A Mom Ditch Day Party!

Welcome to Mom Ditch Day, where moms take a break from it all to celebrate ourselves! Three years ago I started a mom group on Facebook. It wasn’t just any Facebook group, but a group that would be carefully crafted and tailored to moms that were the upmost supportive on all of our motherhood journeys.

Halloween Lessons Learned
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Halloween Lessons Learned

I’ve been doing Halloween my entire life, but now that I have two kids it’s taken on a whole new angle. When I had one kid, and he was a toddler, Halloween was simply dressing him up and answering the door. Maybe we went by the neighbors to introduce him to the idea of saying…

How To Avoid The Common Money Mistakes Moms Make

How To Avoid The Common Money Mistakes Moms Make

(Isaac with his first piggy bank at 2 weeks old.) In this space I typically talk about my tits and such, but today I want to talk about money since I’m a financial coach in real life. Having been in financial services for the past 16 years, I’ve seen women make easily preventable mistakes with…

Tired Mommy Diagnosis: “Ya Doing Too Much” Syndrome

Tired Mommy Diagnosis: “Ya Doing Too Much” Syndrome

Do you ever have days when you feel like you are going to mentally explode?  Where the to-do list is so daunting you become paralyzed with inaction? You may not be able to place your finger on the exact term to describe it but I have found one: YaDoinTooMuch Syndrome. It disproportionately affects moms because…

Swoon Alert: New Cartoon Focuses On Black Dad Doing His Baby Girl’s Hair
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Swoon Alert: New Cartoon Focuses On Black Dad Doing His Baby Girl’s Hair

        This story first appeared in Forbes and is reprinted with permission of the author. The concept behind a Pixar-style animated short about a 4-year-old named Zuri and her dad, Stephen, is so popular that the internet funded a $284,000 Kickstarter campaign helmed by NFL wide receiver-turned-filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry. In fact, “Hair Love”–the…

Why Being An Aunt Is More Magical Than Being A Mom!

Why Being An Aunt Is More Magical Than Being A Mom!

I’ve been a mom, like forever. I can hardly even remember when I wasn’t a mom. Don’t get me wrong, parenthood is amazing, stressful, glorious, exhausting, joyous, and infuriating all rolled up in one chaotic ball. But did I mention, it’s amazing? And guess what is doubly amazing….becoming an aunt! I had no idea that…

When Your Daughter’s Doll Is An Actual Family Member

When Your Daughter’s Doll Is An Actual Family Member

My daughter takes make-believe to the next level. She has an infant babydoll/family member that is always around. Wherever we go, she goes. Kind of like “my buddy” for those of you old enough to remember.

A Complete List Of The Times Men Are Usually Right

A Complete List Of The Times Men Are Usually Right

Men often say women never admit when we are wrong. It’s just not true! Whenever we are wrong, we do indeed admit to it and apologize. At least, most women I know do, including myself. It takes a lot to be the bigger person and many of us have no problem stepping up and admitting…

Moms: What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

Moms: What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

Oh, you don’t know? You aren’t alone. Do you feel silly asking yourself this elementary question as an adult? Don’t feel bad, a lot of us have asked ourselves the same thing. Do you feel like you’re in a career rut, a stagnant position, just straight up stuck? Really, what do you want to be…