10 PRO TIPS AND TRICKS FOR TRAVELING WITH KIDS International and domestic travel can be grueling. Traveling is not only hard on most adults it can wreak havoc for most kids. We all know the culprits: Last minute flight delays; Gate changes; Time changes (even as simple as going from EST to CST); Unexpected traffic etc. This …
HOW HAVING A BABY CAN TURN YOU INTO A SOCIAL MEDIA MAVEN FROM RALEIGH, NC TO CHARLOTTE, NC After Amaya was born I was at a lost for how to find the infamous “mommy friend(s)”. The friends that my husband and I made when we first moved to North Carolina all lived in Raleigh, …
TIPS & TRICKS FOR SLEEP DEPRIVED PARENTS These are 5 tips/tricks that we have used in dealing with our “high needs” child/toddler (see tabs: what is a “high needs” child and chronicles of a “high needs” child) who loathes sleeping on her own: 1.) 100% Cotton sleep wear and bedding are a MUST. After giving your child a bath in …
THEE BECOMING A STAY AT HOME MOM It has been 14 months since I left my job in Corporate America where I was renowned as “the best of the best”. I’m not going to lie and say that I don’t miss my job at times and the promise of climbing the ever growing Corporate ladder. …
Donald Trump, You’re Hired? GASP! “My greatest fear is Donald Trump becoming President”, said my 12-year old niece while we were hanging out on the back porch after a waddle worthy Christmas Dinner. It was an unseasonably warm winter in NC. The four of us, who are adults instantly broke into hysterical bouts of laughter. …
MY BIRTH PLAN BLEW UP IN MY FACE I figured I was a tough woman and that the labor and delivery process couldn’t be that bad. I had heard the horror stories and those about how it could be as easy as passing gas. My husband and I also went to each and every class recommended …
WHAT IS A HIGH-NEEDS CHILD? A HIGH-NEEDS CHILD IS SAID TO BE THE FOLLOWING: Spirited. Strong willed. Difficult. These are all terms that have been previously been used to describe the “coined term” high needs. Being a high needs child is not a medical condition. Instead for us it showcased itself as a vivacious and …
JUST SAY NO TO CRYING IT OUT! Prior to Amaya’s grand entrance into the world we glamorized countless baby books. Sustaining hopeful expectations that our child would be like our friends kids and that parenting would be tiresome but also fun and not overly demanding. We had heard that sleep would be a sorely missed …
Fourteen months ago, I left my job to become a stay at home Mom to my now 2.5 year old daughter (see Habits of successful career nomads). I had worn multiple hats and had been in numerous Sales, Marketing, and Business Development roles during my 16 year tenure. I had hunted and warrior road traveled from being a Sales Rep …
5 WAYS TRAVELING WITH A TODDLER IS MORE AMUSING THAN THE REAL HOUSEWIVES The Real Housewives of “whatever” is a guilty pleasure of mine. I wouldn’t even know the show(s) existed if it weren’t for my husband who got me hooked by watching one episode with him. Which one? The Real Housewives of Orange County! Sitting …
