The Young Mommy Life

I manage to redesign the site at least once a year, so a new look is nothing new for me. But this? I teased you about this a couple months ago and it’s here. My goal with this redesign was to change the layout and give more of the posts up front. Make the categories [...]

I’ve been in a bit of a slump lately. Well, that’s sugar-coating things. Quite a bit. Since I was laid off, my self-esteem took a hit. At first, things were good because my kids didn’t immediately come out of daycare. I had a few weeks where I was able to get up and do whatever [...]

  …man, I totally would have appreciated my pre-baby boobs more. Ah, those were the days… …I would have said, “No,” to cake and “Yes,” to therapy a lot earlier. …I would have gotten married at the courthouse…that money we spent on the wedding could have gone in savings! …I would have spent less time [...]

Wonderful response from yesterday’s article (click here in case you missed it). Melvina continues breaking down why going to school and taking care of a family IS possible. Here are her must-read tips: Continuing on from yesterday, here’s my take on comparing yourself to other Mums, making the most of ‘team Mum’, the pitfalls of juggling [...]

I got into it with a Facebook “friend” a couple weeks ago when the House voted to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood. “Yes!” her status read. “I’m so glad MY tax dollars are no longer supporting that mess!” “I’m not trying to pick a fight,” I wrote. “But why does this news make you happy if federal funding [...]