Some parents roll out of bed perky and ready to tackle the day. I am not one of those parents. Most mornings I roll out of bed squinty eyed, cursing at the alarm clock, and praying someday they invent a patch that infuses us with caffeine as we sleep. I, like many of us, was a night owl before I became a parent. Unfortunately my body never adjusted to the idea that kids like to be up in the daytime, so now my brain still thinks I'm a night owl and I'm stuck being an exhausted parent each morning. In short: it sucks. But it used to suck worse. I've come up with 5 strategies that make mornings Keep Reading >>>
Stay-At-Home Mom’s Viral Post About Summer With Kids Is Painfully Relatable
It's July and by this point you've crafted, painted, planted, and probably taken the kids to at least a couple of snow cone stands. And it's hot. So hot. So you're a mom, staying home with the kids, in the heat, and because they're bored they basically fight every single waking moment. That's exactly what mom Karen Johnson went through when she describes what happened with her kids on her Facebook page, The 21st Century SAHM. "So. How's everyone's summer going?" she starts out. "Here's an excerpt from mine so far, one that accurately depicts our day to day sh*t-show." Stay-At-Home Mom's Keep Reading >>>
This Ain’t Makeup, Sweetheart, It’s War Paint!
January of 2013 the company I was working for shut the doors to their Dallas office and I became one of the telecommuting proud. I knew it was coming. The signs had been there for a while, so I wasn't unprepared, but I was also in no way ready for that kind of transition. Three years later I found myself let go and now self-employed. I knew I wanted to go it alone one day, but I was in no way prepared for the sudden downsizing. I remember that first day, cut lose from the company I'd worked for since 2008 and falling back on some very important advice a friend had given me when I began Keep Reading >>>
Five Phases of Going Back to Work
Going back to work. That is the phrase that sends us stay-at-home moms to bed with cold sweats. I became a stay-at-home mom after the birth of my first born, and while I didn't love every minute of it, I did figure out that being a SAHM was probably one of the best jobs I've ever had. I mean, I got to watch my kids grow into these tiny little almost-adults and be a part of their everyday lives in a way I couldn't have had I been working. Not that working moms miss much...more, the things I didn't miss will always stick with me. Always. Still. As my kids are pretty much old enough to not need Keep Reading >>>
10 Things Never To Say To A WAHM
The very existence of our species is based on the survival of the fittest. The forming of tribes. The pooling of resources. The establishment of hierarchy. Whether in the cave, on the battlefield, in the boardroom, or the classroom, four billion years of evolution has proven one thing--the strong might absorb the week. But none of this nonsense would be possible without dear old mom. Any mom will tell you (especially those scrunched into an elementary school cafeteria on PTA meeting day) that within the Momfia, there exists three families: the SAHMs, the Working Moms, and then you have Keep Reading >>>
