The Young Mommy Life

I’m coming up on the eight-month mark of self-employment and have had some time to reflect on how far I’ve come since last December, when I was shaking in my boots with nothing but two months’ pay, hope and prayer. A lot of people ask me what I do in my “real life” aka what [...]

Today is Day 2 of the Student Parent Support Symposium and I am having a blast so far. There are so many innovative programs people are creating for student-parents – I am blown away truly. One of the highlights of Day 1 was getting to meet some student-parents themselves. Tamar Carr, a senior at Ohio [...]

Amber Portwood (from Teen Mom) may or may not have attempted suicide yesterday after an argument with her boyfriend /ex-boyfriend/fiance/ex-fiance Gary Shirley. It concerns me that such a heavy topic (depression/suicide/abusive relationships) get covered with such a light touch, even if we are talking about the lives of reality show participants. It’s almost as if [...]

I meet a lot of fabulous women on this blog. It is probably one of the top two reasons why I keep on posting every day. I get inspired and uplifted by your stories and it all makes me what to be a better mother and a better person. A couple months ago, Jessica and [...]

1. Accept your new body. We all know that  pregnancy and motherhood change things. Especially the way things…um, sit. What once was high and firm and perky is now…well, not so high and maybe not so firm and definitely not so perky. BUT! Your body once had ANOTHER PERSON in it. Very cool, I think. Accepting your body (flaws and all) [...]