Multitasking Mommy

Still Enjoying My Little Boy

February 10, 2012

I stood at the front door of a friend’s house, little guy clinging to my leg. “I don’t want to leave you mama”, he said, refusing to let go. I was supposed to be dropping him off for a playdate, but that just wasn’t going to happen. I apologized to the other mom, scooped my [...]

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Accutane Month 2: I Gave Up Drinking For This??

February 10, 2012

As you know, I didn’t make the decision to go on Accutane lightly. I weighted all of the pros and cons, and I felt that if I went on it for five or six months, I’d have clear skin. It’s month 2, and I do not have clear skin. Now, I don’t have side effects, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Our Family Rules

February 8, 2012

Our family rules!

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When Mommy Gets the Norovirus

February 6, 2012

When mommy gets the Norovirus, things around the house just don’t get done. Lunchboxes aren’t emptied. Kids aren’t hugged the way they want to be. They climb into mommy’s bed, begging for hugs. It’s hard to leave mommy alone. Suddenly, mommy’s tummy is even more appealing to jump on. Daddy tries, but he isn’t mommy. [...]

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This One Hurts…

February 4, 2012

I’ve worked numerous freelance writing jobs and they always seem to end the same way – eventually the site shuts down or scales back and the bloggers are let go. It’s a sad truth. Sometimes the news seems to come out of thin air (I’m looking at you – AOL TripVine), and sometimes the writing [...]

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Redoing the Home Office

January 31, 2012

Like many residents of the Boston suburbs, we don’t have the largest home around. While I’ve never had a home office, we always had a dining room separate from our kitchen. Since we always eat in the kitchen, the dining room has gone almost completely unused – pretty impractical for a relatively small house. This [...]

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Naming Our Little Puppy

January 28, 2012

I’m not really a dog person, but when I saw the cutest little dog at my daughter’s school, I was immediately in love. His name is Georgie, and after talking to his (human) mom, I found out that he’s a Havanese dog. My daughter fell equally in love, and over the course of the school [...]

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Missing My Little Kindergartener

January 25, 2012

While some moms feel sad when their youngest goes off to kindergarten, I was thrilled to have finally have some freedom during the day. My son was happy to go too, especially since his big sister had gone off a year before him. I volunteer in both classrooms and am very involved in their daily [...]

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Neck Deep In Home Redorating

January 24, 2012

New Year – New Start! After visiting the absolutely gorgeous Harborview Place in Nantucket, MA in December, I was inspired to redecorate much of our house. I just realized that I never really felt that the decor of my home fit my personality, and now that I’m spending so much time at home, I want [...]

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Accutane Two Week Update

January 23, 2012

So, I’ve now been on Accutane for two weeks. I was planning on posting a regular update every week, but honestly, there really wasn’t much to say last week. It’s been strangely anticlimactic. I was expecting major dryness, and while my lips are more chapped than normal, my skin isn’t too dry. I did have [...]

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Maybe, Just Maybe?

January 18, 2012

The other night, I had a dream that my friend Diane and I ran the Goofy Challenge (a half-marathon followed by a marathon the next day). Crazy right? (Not for Diane – she ran the marathon this year). But for me? Insane. But a marathon? It could be possible. Maybe? If I trained and trained [...]

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