Just 5 minutes…

I guess you can already tell what I’m about to confess. I’m not the greatest when it comes to keeping up with blogging. It’s just one of those luxury things that I always mean to do, but never really get around to. I can say that it has been in the back of my mind (as opposed to forgotten) this whole time. I really should look into following some of the time management advice that I’ve posted about. I know it’s a little late for New Years’ resolutions, but this is one of mine: To make more time for myself so that I can be a better wife, mother, and person.. even if it’s only 5 minutes.

Review: Mom Talk Radio Podcast

This is another review I’ve been meaning to do for some time now. I listen to Mom Talk Radio pretty much every day on my way to work in attempts to get caught up on the show. (I’m odd like that, I know).

Missing the simple things in life

I’ve got another confession, and this one probably isn’t new to any of you. Time is not something that anyone can hold on to, but despite my best efforts, it’s slipping through my fingers. When I first started this blog, my aim was to post twice a week, and now I’ve turned around and noticed that it’s been far too long since I’ve actually written something new.

The other day I had a very scary thought. My mother-in-law, who watches my son for me while I work, mentioned something in passing .. and I don’t even remember what it was anymore, but the result was me feeling like the worst mom in the world.

I’m a mom .. now what?

You’re a parent .. so now what?

 That was my thought not long ago. 9 months of  .. well .. labour and the birth of my beautiful boy should have given me time to figure out what’s next in our lives, but really all that time was spent surviving.

Labor

I have a confession to make: I’m spoiled by the perfection of my son. He was an unexpected gift; one I never knew I wanted until I had him, and one I could never do without. My pregnancy was incredibly easy: no morning sickness, no incredible weight gain, no strange cravings, and no second thoughts or regrets. I dreaded his delivery, since I figured that all that smooth sailing had to bring about stormy weather.

The Creative Mom Podcast – 4/5

One of the millions of challenges I’ve discovered since joining the Mommy Club is finding time for my creative self. I have never been a professional at anything, but like many, I dabble, here an there, in everything from knitting and scrap-booking to watercolor and fiction. Perhaps I’m constantly looking for that one medium to really express myself, or perhaps I simply enjoy tasting bits of everything and using them all to form the collage that is my creative side. Regardless, it’s been very challenging to maintain this very essential side of me for all manner of reasons.

Manic Mommies! 5/5

The first podcast that I ever listened to was the Manic Mommies podcast by Kristin Brandt and Erin Kane . They’re both working moms who are trying to ‘do it all, and do it all well’ while trying to stay sane.

My son is a millionaire!

Or he will by the time he’s 65. I heard about this book on the MomTalkRadio podcast (available through iTunes or at www.MomTalkRadio.com) called Let’s save America – 9 secrets to financial success and went to their web site to check it out (www.letssaveamerica.com). There I downloaded their FREE report on how my baby can have over One million dollars by the time he’s 65.