Category: Other Musings

I’m in Awe… I am in awe that I get to be in Chicago’s production of Listen To Your Mother with 13 other fabulous writers. If you are not familiar with Listen to Your Mother, it’s a national series of live readings by local writers in celebration of Mother’s Day. This production is a “well-crafted… Continue reading Fabulous Read-Through for Listen To Your Mother!

This is how it all started…. 5 year old: Mommy, when you were a little girl did you want to grow up and be a Twitterer? Me: No (lol), I wanted to be a ballerina. 5 year old: Nah, you wanted to be a Twitterer!

I had a blast shooting this Valentine’s Day segment for a new video series on TheChicagoMoms.com called #OurVoices. You can join the conversation by making your own video, uploading it to YouTube and tagging it with #OurVoices. Participating TheChicagoMoms.com bloggers: Stacey Weckstein, Alison Ray,  Melisa Wells, Vanessa Druckman, Dwana De La Cerna, Beth Rosen. Produced… Continue reading #OurVoices – How Does Your Family Celebrate Valentine’s Day?

I’ll Start Monday It’s January 7 and so far I am not meeting 2 out of my 3 New Year’s Resolutions (exercise and tracking my Weight Watcher points). I know it’s a cliche to say “I’ll start Monday”, but I’m going to say it anyway. My kids were out of school the first week of… Continue reading Still Talking About 2012 New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Resolutions. I often don’t think too much about them or I start them in September when the kids go back to school. But this New Years I was asked to participate in Tropicana’s Trop50 True Resolutions campaign that includes submitting my 2012 New Year’s Resolutions.  I’m really glad that I found the time… Continue reading My Trop50 True New Year’s Resolutions for 2012

Research tells us that breakfast is essential for weight loss and weight management. Some research even says eating breakfast can help you reduce snacking and avoid overeating throughout the day. So, I’ve been on the search for the best breakfast ever for my lifestyle and my crazy mornings. Through my connection with The Balancing Act… Continue reading The Best Breakfast for This Busy Mom

What Were You Great At? It was a sunny October afternoon. My son was scooting outside in front of my house and he asked me “Mom, where you GREAT at anything when you were young?” Soaking up the October sun, I sat in my chair and asked myself…what was I good at when I was… Continue reading What Were You Great at Mommy?

It’s hard to believe, but I just added a new category to this blog – Evolving Kitchen. If you haven’t been to my house for a meal or if you haven’t heard me talk about my kitchen fiascos, then you may not be aware that I’m an completely cooking impaired. Cooking to me is usually… Continue reading Evolving Kitchen

 

Evolving Dinners My boys are coming home from school this week STARVING. My kindergartener has been coming home from school each day chanting “I NEED SOMETHING – ANYTHING – TO EAT”. By 4:45pm this afternoon they were begging me for dinner. I Served Each of Them… 5 Tacos Cut Apples and Pears Fresh Carrots They… Continue reading My Hungry After School Kids

In Danielle Smith‘s recent blog post, she asked moms how they wanted to be celebrated on Mother’s Day. She wanted to know if you’d prefer to celebrate being a mom by spending time with your children or by taking a few hours off and spending time away from family responsibilities for some rest and relaxation.… Continue reading My Magical Mother’s Day Celebrations