December 2012 archive

Mothers of The World Unite! Putting Our Foot Down On The Fiscal Cliff.

What Washington needs right now is a working mother calling the shots.  Who knows better about compromise than us?  My three-inch roots are living proof that holiday spending came before personal upkeep this year –  prioritizing spending needs can in fact be done.  If working mothers ran things in DC we’d do the exact same things we […] Read more…

It’s The Hap-Happiest Time of The Year – So Why Do I need Xanax?

I would like all the working mommies out there to stop what you are doing and take a deep cleansing breathe with me.  That’s it, release to the universe all your worries and fears.  Stop fretting about all the things you have no control over like delayed flights, inclement weather, unappreciative children, drunk guests at your […] Read more…

Let There Be One Good Thing

Yesterday I picked up my boys from elementary school early and took them directly to Dairy Queen where I allowed them to order medium-sized ice creams instead of the usual small.  I decreed it an official dessert before dinner day.   Friends came over last night with their child and we spent the evening baking, decorating cupcakes, and watching […] Read more…