My work involves a lot of travel. And it was a pretty challenging situation in the beginning as I struggled between work and being a mom. Thankfully, the company I work for do understand my situation...
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[photo source: BBC] Even when heavily pregnant, Catherine Zeta-Jones still looks beautiful. However, one cannot help but notice how different she looks, in comparison to her non-pregnant self. If...
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Do you still remember the first few times you rode your bike sans training wheels? I still do. In fact, all I need to do to remember those times is to look at the scar on my knee... and my......
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I'm beginning to wonder if perhaps the ideal stay at home working mom is simply a myth, or reserved for very organized and energetic women. When I first started my lighting consulting and supply...
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It's the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day today. It's that time when we can show our children our work lives thus, giving them an idea of how their future could be; and maybe, make them...
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[photo courtesy of OhNoTheyDidn't] With her pregnant glow, self-confidence and those famous lips, Angelina Jolie made it to the People's magazine list for the 3rd time. I may be pregnant like...
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Meal assembly businesses are popping up around our communities like spring weeds. Classes are being touted to teach you to cook once for the whole week or month. Friends spread the word about supper...
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I am a mother of a 5 year old who has been diagnosed with ADHD. I noticed a few months ago that my daughter was having trouble focusing and concentrating on what she's doing. Then I started...
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"Let me tell you bout the birds the bees and the flowers and the trees And the moon up above and a thing called love" Some kids ask, some don't. I have seen a parent's fumbling...
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We all need to sleep n hours to keep our minds and our bodies healthy. Adults with sleeping problems can take over the counter medication to help them sleep. Others count sheep (yes, some still do...
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One of our friends (an American, married to a German) practiced the one-parent, one-language method with her daughter. Brandy was my supervisor in Berlitz-Eschborn; she was an early childhood educator...
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I had a very interesting conversation with an old friend of mine. So interesting that in the end, I got so riled up and upset. See, he believes that people marry to procreate. To have children. Hence,...
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Who would have thought that periodontitis would be associated with pre-eclampsia in pregnant women? I mean, what would a condition characterized by high blood pressure have to do with a...
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Post partum depression affects one in ten new mothers. Others just dismiss it as baby blues and think that it is so normal that it is nothing. It may be common but it is something. It is an illness....
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I'm beginning to wonder if perhaps the ideal stay at home working mom is simply a myth, or reserved for very organized and energetic women. When I first started my lighting consulting and supply...
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Finally, the time has come to welcome the new addition in the family. You can always visit and bring flowers. You can also give the basics like clothes, toys or any other practical gifts which the...
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OPERATION: SPRING CLEAN What: Turn your house upside down. Put winter clutter away. When: ermmm... now? Who: You! who else? But, this year, give your kids (and your spouse, of course) some age...
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One of my fondest childhood memories is helping in the kitchen every Sunday. My older brother and I spent our Sunday afternoons helping our mom prepare lunch. After our afternoon nap, we also helped...
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Is your 8-year old child a Power Rangers fan? Do you think he/she could get those creative juices flowing and create a movie using his/her power ranger toys? There's $5,000 scholarship at stake,...
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With the approval of same-sex marriages in several states and the increasing number of single parents, we can definitely say that family dynamics have changed a lot. Nowadays, the word family is not...
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I cannot count the number of times when my husband and I would look at each other with laughter in our eyes as we try to suppress laughing out loud at our son's antics. There is humor in...
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It's morning. The alarm has not sounded because, well, with 4 kids who needs to set an alarm? I'm struggling to rise from sleepyville into awakehood. I hate this journey; the slow realization...
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Didn't I just talk about my quest for choosing the right crib? Well, if my baby decides to stay a bit longer inside mommy's tummy and we suddenly win the lotto, I could probably choose the...
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