Lately, it seems that no matter where I go, a conversation similar to the following takes place. Stranger: Aawww, look at you! When are you duuuueee? Me: March Stranger: March? Really? Oh, you’re going to be huge! (My husband just read this last line and said, “Come on, someone DID NOT say that to you!” [...]

A month or two ago I needed a new pair of jeans. I went to the mall, spent about 5 minutes finding a pair that sort of fit, and bought them. End of story. Well, not quite. Today I went to the mall with my husband and son. My husband commented on the tight, hip [...]

Unless you’ve had your head in the sand for the past few weeks, you’ve probably heard about the hullabaloo over Motrin’s latest ad. Motrin tried to tap into the mom community by showing an ad about a mom who wears her baby in a sling but has back pain and needs Motrin for pain relief. [...]

Every few months I resolve to be greener in my approach to household cleaning products. I go out and buy some new non-toxic cleaner that won’t leach chemicals into my house. Most recently I purchased a concentrated cleaner from Shaklee. Just mix it with water and it will clean anything in your home, my Shaklee [...]

A barista at my local Starbucks is interested in my caffeine intake. A recent conversation with said barista went something like this. Me: I’d like a tall Chai Tea Latte, please. Barista: Sure. Uh, do you know that the Chai has caffeine in it? Me: Yes. Barista: Well…you’re pregnant, right? Me: Uh, yeeeees. Barista: (Hesitantly) I [...]

I’m reading an incredibly well-researched book called “The World Without Us” by Alan Weisman. It’s also an alarming book in that it uncovers ways in which humans have changed our environment, usually for the worse. One part that particularly stuck with me was about a seemingly innocuous product, a small plastic resin micropellet known as [...]

I walk. I walk in the cool morning air, I walk in the late afternoon sun, I walk in the evening’s chill. I walk fast, I walk slow, I stop to take pictures. I walk up hill, I walk downhill, I walk around the track at a nearby state park. I walk. I walk in [...]

I’m not a health nut. Let me start by saying that. I’ve always been somewhat concerned about what I put into my body and now that I’m a mom, that concern has only multiplied. But after a casual lunch conversation about four years ago, I have waged my own personal war against high fructose corn [...]

I don’t care much about my birthday anymore. Maybe because I’ve had so many of them they are no longer special. I remember my 16th was a big event. My father took me and about ten friends out to dinner at a family restaurant and paid for it without blinking an eye. Inside, though, he [...]

In an ambitious effort to be Organized Mom and actually be prepared for a holiday sooner than the night before, I bought the Halloween candy. I know, I know – wrong time to decide to get organized and most certainly the wrong task. Because now I know that there are oversized bags of candy in [...]