My little kids always want to help me when I'm cooking or cleaning. Although I appreciate their enthusiasm, they have very chubby little fingers and their motor skills suck. Thus, they are not very effective workers.Every mom I know has this same dilemma. You need to sweep, mop, dust, sort laundry, make dinner, clean the … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #189: Phantom jobs
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Best Mom Tip #179: Steal their toys at night
I spend a ridiculous amount of my time cleaning up after other people. There are diapers and dishes and clothes and toys and school papers and hair elastics and legos and shoes and tiny pieces of paper and crumbs and goo and hand prints and beloved stuffed animals and crayons and books and flash cards … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #179: Steal their toys at night
Best Mom Tip #177: Enter the Momlympics
The Momlympics are just like the Olympics except that instead of elite athletes making you feel inferior because you canNOT run a mile in under 4 minutes, they have moms competing in categories for which only motherhood can prepare you.Thus far, the Momlympics includes the following events:Schlepping stuff: If you have ever used your mouth … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #177: Enter the Momlympics
Best Mom Tip #160: Watch your back
My children are out to get me. And by get me, I mean they are hoping that they will drive me nuts and I will forget my rules about TV watching, how often we eat out, and wearing clothing in public. For some reason, they are highly adverse to wearing normal clothes in public.I know … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #160: Watch your back
Best Mom Tip #152: Check the dryer for bees
We recently went on vacation and it was fun. Then we came home and I had to do laundry and that was not fun. As I pulled the first load out of the dryer, I found a bumble bee. A very dead, crispy bumble bee. It was all black and crunchy, but still fully in … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #152: Check the dryer for bees
Best Mom Tip #148: Sing happy birthday anyway
The President and I share a birthday. His 50th is front page news for some reason. My 35th is mostly remarked upon by my mother and Facebook. (BTW, thanks for the Facebook wishes, guys.) It's not that I don't feel lucky and loved in my life, but I do start to feel like I may … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #148: Sing happy birthday anyway
Best Mom Tip #147: Read this in New Hampshire
You know how you're supposed to leave questions blank on the SAT if you don't know the answer? Yeah, I couldn't do that. I filled in a bubble on every line no matter what.It drives me nuts when Jay leaves open the kitchen cabinets because there is now a gaping hole.In my music appreciation class … Continue reading Best Mom Tip #147: Read this in New Hampshire