By: Kathryn Wilking – Guest Blogger DO the chores get left behind when you are working? Do you love, or hate, the surprise when people pop over unannounced? I have a habit of forgoing housework while on a deadline; frequently, when all-is-at-its-worst, there will be a knock at the door. You see, I’m a Decorator READ MORE
It’s Mother’s Day this weekend. My very FIRST Mother’s day as a mother was tainted with subtle disrespect as I was pregnant with my first child, and my partner at the time decided that I wasn’t YET a mother, so celebrating ME was just not an option. Not the greatest way to begin the epic READ MORE
By: Carrice Wong The ‘White Rabbit’ days: The to-do-list grew longer and my shoulders tensed so high they almost reached my earlobes. I hadn’t realized I was holding my breath and that my teeth were clenched until my jaw felt bruised and I had a moment when I finally exhaled. How was I going to READ MORE
By: Carrice Wong Warning: Divorce when you have children may bring you and your family years of pain, struggle and suffering. Avoid for as long as possible. BUT – if it does happen, you can survive and flourish as a single parent. There is no easy answer sometimes when you are stuck between the lesser READ MORE
This time of year can bring up many things for us, and not all of them are positive. If you are a single parent, you can feel alone, overwhelmed and simply unable to bring the kind of Christmas to your kids that you may have had when you were younger. The pressure to create a READ MORE
Source: Children Benefit From Having a Working Mom – News – Harvard Business School So, Harvard has done a study that claims children do indeed benefit from having a working mom. Slow clap, slow clap. Those of us who have BEEN working mothers, either in a nuclear family setting or as a single parent have READ MORE
The newest Barbie commercial is beyond anything we could have expected from Mattel. It kind of makes us want to cry, but in the best way possible. Source: After 59 Years, Mattel Gets It Right: The New Barbie Commercial Is Awesome | What The Flicka? As I kid I had always felt deprived because my mother READ MORE
As a parent, and as a person I typically tend to do things differently – separate from the ‘norm’ and what would be considered ‘Rocking The Boat’ in many circumstances. Hence the title of this blog – taddaa! I’ve learned that this ‘going against the grain’ aspect of my personality and my ‘need’ as I READ MORE
