Mom Monday

The Sweet Spot: Mom Monday

November 21, 2011

Today is Mom Monday, a day when I talk about my life as a mom. The Centsible Life is a blog about money & motherhood so it’s only fitting that I share my thoughts on mothering. At times in our parenting journey we hit the sweet spot. That moment when you can breathe in deeply knowing [...]

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15 ways to keep kids busy in the house

October 24, 2011

Today is Mom Monday, a day when I talk about my life as a mom. The Centsible Life is a blog about money & motherhood so it’s only fitting that I share my thoughts on mothering. I’m a work at home mom, so I’m constantly trying to manage the kids while trying to work as well. [...]

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Monday is the new Saturday:Mom Monday

October 17, 2011

Today is Mom Monday, a day when I talk about my life as a mom. The Centsible Life is a blog about money & motherhood so it’s only fitting that I share my thoughts on mothering. Monday is a day that gets a lot of credit as being the worst day of the week. ‘Monday blues,’ [...]

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Tooth Fairy Notes: Mom Monday

May 9, 2011

Today is Mom Monday, a day when I talk about my life as a mom. The Centsible Life is a blog about family finance so it’s only fitting that I share my thoughts on mothering. Last night Audrey lost another tooth. She currently has 4 missing spaces in the front of her mouth, none showing any [...]

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Encouraging Independent Play: Mom Monday

April 4, 2011

Today is Mom Monday, a day when I talk about my life as a mom. The Centsible Life is a blog about family finance so it’s only fitting that I share my thoughts on mothering. As a mom of 4 with my youngest being 5, I’m kind of over the stage of worrying about my parenting [...]

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Working and Mothering: Balance is a 4 letter word

March 14, 2011

Today is Mom Monday, a day when I talk about my life as a mom. The Centsible Life is a blog about family finance so it’s only fitting that I share my thoughts on mothering. photo credit: mangpages Balance in life is difficult. Add in the needs of a spouse or partner and it becomes [...]

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Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas…

December 13, 2010

photo credit: sashafatcat Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is no more stitches for anyone this year, and if it’s possible, maybe even all of 2011. I know that’s wishful thinking, but it would be nice. Thanks, Kelly On Saturday I was getting ready to go out, and while I was getting ready my [...]

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Getting Over Mom Guilt

October 11, 2010

I’m so over mom* guilt. I’m tired of hearing people judge other’s based on their parenting style, their children’s behavior, and appearances. photo credit: Amy McTigue I have mentioned before that my oldest son has Asperger’s Syndrome, a condition that makes him appear mostly “normal” with a few quirks. Especially in conversation with adults he [...]

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Mom Monday: Turning off the Inbox

September 27, 2010

This weekend I took a much needed internet fast. No twitter, no email, no blogging, no Facebook. It wasn’t easy at first. I kept thinking of 140 character updates for things that were happening, and half wrote blog posts in my head on Friday afternoon, and into Saturday. But then something happened, my brain shut [...]

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Mom Monday: Back to School

August 23, 2010

It’s almost time for back to school. For many parents that means a time for tears. They might be tears of joy, or maybe tears of relief after a very long summer. for our family it means big changes. For the first time since I’ve been a mother I will have all 4 kids in [...]

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