ByEmma
When you live with a toddler, tantrums are a fact of life. Your best defense is a good offense — try to avoid situations that could provoke a tantrum whenever possible. Tantrums are more likely when children are tired or hungry, for example, so try to schedule your grocery shopping and trips to the post…
ByEmma
I know what you were thinking. You had a kid. It was hard. It was boring. It was stressful. So you decided, hey, I’ll start a blog! That’ll make me feel like my life’s worth living again. But what you didn’t know was that all the hard, boring, stressful stuff you were trying so desperately…
ByEmma
In management consulting, we have this thing called a 3-4-5 – five days a week of work, four days a week that you’re traveling to client site, and three days a week that you’re home. Often that final (and fifth!) day of work is a day in the office for firm events! Both in consulting…
ByEmma
It snowed a few weeks ago; a beautiful dusting that covered everything with an inch of wet snow. As I walked my son to preschool, I noticed something that made me smile. The sidewalks had been cleared, and yet every stretch of snow remaining on the edges had tracks of footprints. Made by child-sized feet. …
ByEmma
Medela’s Pump In Style has been on the market since February, 1996 and has an outstanding track record. Medela also has an excellent reputation for reliability and customer service. I have seen very few problems with this breast pump and have been selling it on the web for 7 years. Ameda introduced the Purely Yours…
ByEmma
Journaling has changed a lot of things for me. I’ve often liked the idea of journaling but saw it as a reaaally unnecessary time sap. I thought the idea of being able to look back on a record of your time was really great but the idea of actually sitting down with a diary and…
ByEmma
This smoothie recipe is two years in the making. I tried my first green shake a few years ago and I immediately felt invigorated. At 6 weeks post-partum, this was not a sensation I was used to feeling. Drinking a salad was not something I ever thought I would enjoy, but I couldn’t discount the…
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As a new mom in today’s generation, it is almost expected of me to constantly post photos, videos, and updates about my children. I’ve been asked countless times ‘Why don’t you ever post your kids on Facebook?’ and ‘Why are you trying to treat your kids like Blue Ivy? We want to see pictures!’ I…
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I hear that question so often. “How are you feeling?” It’s met time after time with a nonchalant I’m okay and a fake smile dancing across my face. I don’t tell them the truth. I don’t tell them that I am miserable. I am uncomfortable, swollen, and in pain. I don’t tell them that the…
ByEmma
I’m just going to put this out there. Grocery shopping is boring. It’s boring for adults, and it’s really boring for kids. With our first few shops, we went through all the tantrums and pain, and slowly got a routine that worked for both myself and our little guy. Here are some ideas you can…