Spit-up On My Shoulder

Yes, it’s TV Turnoff Week. The fact that Earth Day (the 22nd) falls during TV Turnoff Week (April 21-27) is an added bonus. There are many ways turning off the TV helps the planet:
Less electricity used.
Less exposure to consumer ads which leads to unnecessary purchases that use up resources.
More time to enjoy nature.
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I found a great essay by about dealing with the “sex after baby” issue. Not always, but usually, men and women are at very different places about when to resume sexual intimacy after they become parents. It can lead to conflict between you and your partner, which is the last thing you need […]

Are you looking for a greeting card for a mom that tells it like it is? Tired of all the mom cards with fluffy bunnies and cutesy teddy bears? Have I got a site for you!
Ma! Motherhood With Attitude has ecards for free, greeting cards and notepads for sale, and a […]

Great tip for expectant parents from mom, Terri Strack: Purchase an eye mask to use in the hospital and when you get home. Hospital staff often have to come in and check you while you’re sleeping. When they turn on the light, it can wake you up and ruin the sleep you desperately […]

Check out this interview with Kim Raver, an actress from Lipstick Jungle, called, “What Every New Mom Must Know.” It includes four comfort food recipes that Kim’s mother brought her when she came home from the hospital. If you’re due, you might want to let it slip to friends and family that you […]

11/30/95
Today is a good day. Getting a good night’s sleep makes a world of difference, although we did get woken up by our neighbors fighting out on the sidewalk at five a.m.! I couldn’t believe it. We’ve lived here almost a year and never hear a peep out of them, then that […]

Thank you once again to my buddies, Rick and Jan Hanson, co-authors of Mother Nurture, for letting me share tips from their newsletter.
Have you found that you and your partner fight more since becoming parents? Join the club! Exhaustion, the stress of being on-call 24 hours a day, teething, colds, breastfeeding […]

Have you seen this video? It’s well worth taking three minutes out of your day to see comedian Anita Renfroe condense all the things moms say in a day into a song set to the Willam Tell Overture. I laughed so hard and keep going back to watch it whenever I need a lift.
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12/4/95:
The kids are hitting a raw nerve today. I just have no patience. I feel so guilty because I’m not into the stay-at-home mom thing. Am I a terrible person? I know there are people who would give anything to do this, but, then I wonder - if they actually did […]

I hope you enjoy this essay I wrote when my girls were five and two. I still think I’m catching up on sleep from those years!
NIGHTUS INTERRUPTUS
No matter how old your kids are, every so often you will still get slammed with a sleepless night. Invariably these nights are the result […]