I Play Like a Girl

It’s taken me over 2 years, and I’ll admit I’m not usually so slow to catch on to things, but I have now come to the crushing conclusion that I play like a girl.  I don’t understand boy play. Read the rest of this entry »

The name just about sums it up…Any Random Jane.  I am that girl. I am random; to say the least.  But I also strive to stand out.  My dream would be to have all my friends and family arrive at my immaculate, yet trendy, house for an elaborate dinner, that I prepared, and ooh and aaah over all of the creative ways I have decorated and adorned my house. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Holidays Meant to be Mom readers and browsers alike!  ‘Tis the season to be jolly…overworked, stressed, broke, and of course tired!  How do we do it?  Better question, how can we make this time of year easier? Read the rest of this entry »

I love dancing babies and animals.  Really, is there anything better? Read the rest of this entry »

To quote my most favoritist New York Housewife of all time, Bethenny Frankel, I, as a mom, all too often, come from a place of yes.  And, yes, it causes many a disputes between me and my better half. Read the rest of this entry »

Opening presents are fun.  Opening presents you will actually get use out of is even more fun.  Read the rest of this entry »

If I had a pedicure for every time my son tried to do something my husband was doing, I’d have the nicest feet in the state.  I know the saying is “if I had a penny”, but honestly, pennies I have enough of, pedicures I can never seem to find the time to fit in.  Read the rest of this entry »

Ahhhh….the age old question every parent debates as their infant starts slowly becoming a toddler and days seem to get longer and longer… TV.  Do you let your child watch it?  How much?  Which shows?  How often? Read the rest of this entry »

Toddler and vegetables aren’t hardly spoken in the same sentence.  They just don’t seem to go together.  Spinach especially.  Kids these days don’t have icons like Popeye to show them how great spinach can really be.  Instead they have moms, like me, trying to find creative ways to trick their children into eating healthy food, that tastes good too. Read the rest of this entry »

I had many rational and irrational fears when I was pregnant.  I was paranoid about using public restrooms, eating the wrong kinds of  foods, sleeping in the wrong position.  Heck, I even took luke-warm showers for 9 months because I swear I read somewhere that hot showers could boil the baby.  I wish I were kidding. Read the rest of this entry »