this blonde mom

Work Work Work Work Work… 

Disclaimer: I am fully aware the choice to work or not is an incredible gift my family has. I do not discredit that nor take it lightly. I have great pride in being both a SAHM & Working mom. I respect all mothering choices and can assure you of my respect for whatever balance you’ve found for your life and family. The following post is my personal experience only and should not address in any…

Work Work Work Work Work… 

Disclaimer: I am fully aware the choice to work or not is an incredible gift my family has. I do not discredit that nor take it lightly. I have great pride in being both a SAHM & Working mom. I respect all mothering choices and can assure you of my respect for whatever balance you’ve found for your life and family. The following post is my personal experience only and should not address in any…

She stretches and her striped shirt moves. The outline of the smallest fist wriggles, just beneath the surface of her ever-growing bump, and plunges outward. Her hands instinctively move to it and rub it softly, absent-mindedly. She continues to speak to her other children, one in a high chair, and the other, with gold tufts of hair, sipping quietly at his juice box. She bends slowly, nearly…

What can I say? I'm a mom rebel.

There are certain things society & honestly, even some expert opinion “rules” that just don’t work for myself or my kids… and I’m okay with it. And you should be okay with breaking whatever doesn’t work for you, too. Go ahead, be a rebel. Everyone will survive.

We eat what we want…

  I wish I could tell you we eat only organic vegan food choices, but that would be a bold face lie. We may not eat…

Is dreaming a "childish" thing to put away?

So much negativity has sadly been the highlight of the graduation this year at BAHS. This is not an addition to that. This is a celebration of what it should be about, what it IS about. Good luck class of 2016, you did it kids.

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  I’m in line, and standing side by side with someone I don’t remember anymore. An obnoxiously yellow…

I have a fairly large home with 4 bedrooms in the upstairs. Isla had the nursery to herself for a long time, one room was used as a dressing room, the other for my sister during the time she lived with us, and one for my husband and I with a large closet we converted into a “mini-nursery” for Adi. When my sister moved out, I gave Isla her room, and put Adi into the nursery. Everyone was sleeping…

Book Exclusive!! “Whats The Big Deal?”

If you’ve read my book, you know there’s so much more in there than found just on my site alone. But for those of you who haven’t read it yet, I thought I’d give a sneak peek into a book exclusive chapter this week! Seeing all the sweet high school prom pictures, and preparations being made for graduations reminded me of this chapter I wrote back in January. So here it is, friends!

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There's a language barrier on apologizing... and you don't have to be foreign to miss it.

I bumped into a wall last night and immediately apologized. To a wall.

I said “I’m Sorry” after someone disapproved of what I did at work, even though it was exactly what my boss wanted, simply to avoid further confrontation. And a little out of guilt.

I apologize for things that aren’t my fault. I apologize whenever I get nervous. I apologize to fix things quickly. The words “I’m sorry” pour out…

“You’re Toxic.”

It always starts small. In ways we don’t expect that will shape our children…

I heard the other day two women discussing a situation about their children and birthday parties. It basically boiled down to one mother believing everyone should be invited to the child’s birthday party based on the belief of inclusion of all; and the other mother favoring her child inviting only those children her…

I’m Talking Body.

“We raise our little girls to view their bodies as projects to constantly be improved”…

Ouch.

I saw a video this morning about the objectification of women, and while it had some outstanding points about advertisements glamorizing women being beaten, sexually violated, and social media dangers, the quote above is what really caught me. And I wondered what Ido, without even thinking, to…

Why did I always have to do this? Couldn’t I just be happy for one trip? Just one?

Wow! I haven’t shared a true blog post in awhile due to writing my book! I have missed sharing with you fabulous people. So I’m back! The book is published and will be available soon! So until then here you have it, the latest of my tales dating back to December,  I give you “Boston”:

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  “I told you.”

“This isn’t a vacation for me,…

“THE BLONDE MOM CONFESSIONALS”!

Hello friends! Sorry I’ve been gone so long, but all new material is currently being held for my BOOK! I am happy to announce all but the foreward is finished and will soon be avaliable for puchase!! While many of my stories shared here are included in my book, it will also have tons of exclusive content unavailable on the website. Look out for more details headed your way, including a seek peak…

Somewhere between the ages of 11-12, my family and I went to the mall for the day. I don’t remember much about the trip except that there was an artist doing caricatures of random people for just a few dollars. He was pretty good for as much as I could remember. My parents decided we could all get one done, and so we each took turns sitting for the artist as he did a caricature portrait of us. I…