Mom’s Self Care

The Age of Reason (when is that, again?)

by Jamee

Does this sound familiar? In addition to showing up at work, doing a fantastic job, keeping hearth and home moving along with enthusiasm and brilliance (and looking great all the while,) you maintain a second career as social secretary to your children. This is the reality of many working moms and for the most part, [...]

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A Little Dabble Do Ya!

by Jamee

Last year I dabbled in healthy lunches for the kids. I bought a dozen books and learned to hide spinach in Jello, lentils in home-made cookies and butternut squash in lasagna. Delicious! I thought it would last forever (My children imagined this also, to their dismay.) But, after awhile, I just stopped. Like a jilted lover left with no explanation, my healthy lunch cookbooks lay disillusioned on the kitchen counter. Did I lose interest in keeping my kids healthy? No, but I lost interest in the process. It was time to move on and learn something new. It was time for me to dabble in something else.

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Dear Diary

by Jamee

When I grew up, a few of my ideas came true. For example, the part about the happy, talented, good-hearted children came true three times! So, clearly, I am now a mommy – but, I am far from perfect. I often smile, but I also grimace, frown, hold my nose, have my hair stand on end and stare in disbelief. I am not always “pretty.” I know this because, when I do put on make-up and “do” my hair, my daughter will look at me with pleasant astonishment and ask “why are you pretty today mommy?”

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