Archive for February, 2011

UPDATED What Time Is It? RumbaTime! {It’s a Giveaway}

2.28.11

[UPDATED 3/7: Random.org chose K. Rock of Food Stamp as the winner of the RumbaTime watch giveaway! Congrats.] Those of you with preschoolers and elementary-age children will totally feel me on how crucial the concept of TIME is to this age group.  It's all about "Can I have 5 more minutes ...

Posted in reviews, sponsored post, teaching moments, technology | 9 Comments »

New Rainy Day Stash

2.23.11

My kids love Mom's Special Closet. Well, it's really a shelf in our coat closet.  On that shelf I keep a revolving stash of goodies to pull out for my kids on rainy days, special occasions or whenever they could use a pick-me-up.  It's also come in very handy when ...

Posted in fun projects, household, organizing | 44 Comments »

Never say Never to your baby

2.19.11

Last weekend princess and I hit the theaters to see "Never Say Never" ... heard of it????  A film about none other than Justin Bieber.  In my household Justin Bieber is king - princess "loves" him.  And yes, I said love.  I have no idea where she's picked up the ...

Posted in child development, growing up, Justin Bieber, kid friendly events, movies, Saying No | 3 Comments »

Playdate Politics

2.8.11

Now that Chatterbox and Giggles are officially "in school" I've been encountering a whole new issue to navigate - playdates and birthday parties.  Apparently around the ages of 5 and 6, it's common practice to drop off your child at a party or playdate.  We have yet to do this, ...

Posted in advice, playdate etiquette | 13 Comments »

Settling in to My New Schedule

2.7.11

It's been about 3 months since I started a new "part-time" work schedule, and I finally feel like I've found a groove.  For a while I was questioning my decision to alter my schedule because my days "off" were complete chaos.  I was running back and forth between school and ...

Posted in balancing acts, working mom | 3 Comments »