Super Mom’s Two Do List

Are you one of those SAHMs who lives paper free? Is there an app for everything on your phone, including your to-do list? Does all your paper make it into the trash, shredder, or recycle bin? Here’s a shout out to you! Me, you ask? Nowhere close! I treasure the feel...

The Family Vacation, ummm… Trip

Let’s be fair to all the mom’s out there. Whether you are a stay at home mom, working mom, stepmom, whatever your label, family vacations are really trips. Call them what they are: Trips. Albeit, family trips. When you leave the children and go somewhere with your...

Routines Are Your Friends

Step parenting comes with its own unique set of challenges. No one needs to tell you that. Although in retrospect, I wish someone had sat me down and told me in so many words. So, how do you begin? Whether you are just starting out on your journey of being a step mom...

Do You Take Time to Listen?

Distracted listening. Selective hearing. Ignoring. Add to that list, incessant texting, phones ringing, doors knocking, IMing, video skyping, email beeping, timers dinging, clocks ticking and there’s a pretty good chance that someone somewhere is going to...

What Are You Called, Stepmom?

Nicknames. We all have them. Stinky Feet, Four Eyes, Cutie Pie, Step Mom, Smarty Pants, Sweetheart, The Geek, Little General. Some we instigate, others we inherit, many we earn, still others evolve through funny or embarrassing situations we found ourselves in. Most...