A bear got poked last Monday and it was pretty much the last straw. And folks should be on high alert because this bear is no garden variety grizzly – this bear eats grizzlies for breakfast. I’m talking about Mama Bears. We got poked and now we are angry. Okay, first we were weepy or numb. Maybe we threw ourselves a […] Read more…
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Family Rules!
Spring in Arizona is a slice of Eden. The weather is perfect, the Sonoran desert is in full bloom, and there’s not a cloud in the sky. So what person with half a mind and relatives in Arizona wouldn’t come for their own lovely spring break? We are lucky enough that every year like migrating […] Read more…
One Working Mom For Marriage Equality
As a professional, when I got pregnant I realized for the first time that this playing field we call life isn’t equal after all. It was a nasty lesson to learn – especially when all I wanted to do was be psyched about being a new mom. Instead I found myself having to combat the perception that […] Read more…
Why My Son’s ADHD May Land Me In Jail
I know the exact moment I knew my son had ADHD. He was seventeen months old and I had been away from him for three days – the longest stretch ever in his young life. When I first saw him he came toddling over to me, I picked him up, and then the weirdest thing […] Read more…
It’s The Hap-Happiest Time of The Year – So Why Do I need Xanax?
I would like all the working mommies out there to stop what you are doing and take a deep cleansing breathe with me. That’s it, release to the universe all your worries and fears. Stop fretting about all the things you have no control over like delayed flights, inclement weather, unappreciative children, drunk guests at your […] Read more…
Let There Be One Good Thing
Yesterday I picked up my boys from elementary school early and took them directly to Dairy Queen where I allowed them to order medium-sized ice creams instead of the usual small. I decreed it an official dessert before dinner day. Friends came over last night with their child and we spent the evening baking, decorating cupcakes, and watching […] Read more…
www.FatOldUglyAuPairs.com
Today finally realized a months long dream of mine. I’ve bought the website: FatUglyOldAuPairs.com Read more…
Coming Clean About House Cleaning
There is a strange phenomenon I’ve grown accustomed to while living in Arizona. Like clock-work, if I don’t clean the toilets every ten days a strange orange mold like film starts to coat the inner bowl. When I lived back East I wasn’t aware this orange film was even an option. I am pretty sure […] Read more…
E-X-H-A-U-S-T-E-D
I’ve come to the conclusion there is not enough caffeine in the Greater Phoenix area to keep me going this weekend. I have endured the trifecta of working mom skill set tests: husband out-of-town (for boys trip which does in fact make it exponentially harder to endure than boring business trip), three-day soccer tournament (all games being no less than […] Read more…
Top Ten Signs You Are Working Mom
10. When parking your car, the pre-pubescent valet drives away smirking as he noticed both the Wall Street Journal and your son’s stuffed bunny riding shotgun. 9. You are constantly picking grass from the previous night’s soccer game out of your four-inch heels. 8. You have a Sibyl-like reaction when booking an out-of-town business trip as you experience utter […] Read more…