Category: Miscellany

Working Mom Wednesday: Mom Corps

Are you a professional who is... looking for a job that will allow you to spend more time with your kids? looking for a job that is part-time, flexible, from home, or virtual? trying to get back into the workforce after an extended time away? taking some time off, but wondering how you can stay […]

Fun, Modern, Fresh Photos of Your Baby, Your Family, and You!

If you're looking for a creative photographer with an artistic eye and a love of little ones in the Dallas area, today is your day. It is my pleasure to introduce you to Toni of Urban Photo Studio (yep, that's her on the left). Not only are Toni's photos vivid and gorgeous, she is an […]

Working Mom Wednesday: Meet Susan and Janice from 5 Minutes for Mom

Today it is my distinct pleasure to introduce you to Susan and Janice (pictured, in that order) of 5 Minutes for Mom. Whenever anyone who is new to blogging asks me for advice, I always point them to 5M4M. I say, "5 Minutes for Mom is the mom blog powerhouse." Susan and Janice have created […]

Great Gifts for New Moms: Julian & Co.

It's baby shower time. You could give a "same-old, same-old" gift like onesies and matching socks. Or you could give something unique, one-of-a-kind, memorable, and sweet - like a necklace from Julian & Co. Julian & Co. ("never too little for style") is a jewelry company that was "created by a fashion forward mom who […]

"White Noise" May Help Baby to Sleep Better

Experts agree that babies don't necessarily like sleeping in silence. As Dr. Harvey Karp wrote in his book, The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Sleep Longer (Bantam, 2002), "Our culture believes in the strange myth that a baby wants to be left in a quiet, […]

Fit Mama Friday: Lose the "All or Nothing" Mentality

I go running with a beautiful, talented, kind friend (who also happens to be a website/graphic designer and mom of three) every other Tuesday morning. We meet at 8:00 a.m. at a nearby high school and run 2-3 miles together. While we run, we talk about our kids, our dreams, our husbands, and our businesses. […]

Predict Baby's Gender Using Chinese Fortune Calendar

My neighbor Allison just showed me this Chinese Infant Gender Statistic Chart yesterday. Supposedly, you take your age at the time you conceived and the month that your baby was/will be born...and it tells you your baby's gender. She said that she used this chart for a high school science project and interviewed tons of […]

Working Mom Wednesday BONUS: Project Working Mom

Have you ever dreamed about going back to school to open up doors for new career opportunities or to advance in your current industry? You might want to check out the Project Working Mom website, a resource made possible by American InterContinental University, DeVry University, and Walden University. The Project Working Mom site allows you […]

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