I’m a spender and always have been. I remember as a child hanging out with my best friend and doing chores for money in the summer. Immediately following getting paid, I would start planning out […]
Prior to having kids I dreamed of being a high powered marketing executive living in New York City or abroad. I dreamed of working my way up the ladder and traveling the world for my […]
I’ve been asked how I balance working full time, being a mom, writing my personal blog as well as contributing to other blogs, and planning blogger events. Here are five thoughts on how I stay […]
I know, I know. That might be a startling statement. Hang in there with me. When our kids start a new school year, we embark upon a new chapter of their young lives. New classes, […]
These days we have so much information at our fingertips to help solve any parenting dilemma (admittedly, most of the times we may have too much). You could argue the Internet was both the best […]
LM: Great Moments in Parenting is a website full of photos, essays and “moments” that are submitted from other moms and dads. Tell us how the site came to be. Virginia: I had the idea […]
Last week, I wrote an article here on LiveMom about the career changes many of us go through when we become parents. I was struck by how few of the moms I heard from […]
Think back: What’s your earliest memory of wanting to change the world? Chances are, long before you could cast a ballot, you were a kid who cared deeply about something. You truly believed you could […]
For those of you who celebrate Easter, you know that the holiday is *just* around the corner. Yes, there are eggs, but most of the reason your child probably looks forward to the holiday is […]
Shhhh. Don’t tell my son, but I’m not a math person. I still have a mild case of PTSD about this word problem in 6th grade involving falafels, which took my dad and I many […]
Are you scratching your head and wondering what in the world I mean? It’s not like you have rotors sticking out of the top of your head, and you don’t hover, right? Or do you? […]
These days we have so much information at our fingertips to help solve any parenting dilemma (admittedly, most of the times we may have too much). You could argue the Internet was both the best […]
It’s got play dough. It’s got snacks. It’s got swings and slides. But does it have teachers who know what makes little kids tick and can handle my child when she inevitably freaks out? There’s […]
“Bam! Bam! You’re dead, Mommy!” Barely a month after the tragedy at Sandy Hook, I can’t help but wince at my son’s words. Like many parents I know, what happened in Newtown hit entirely too […]
Having children makes us all remember the magic of this time of year. The sparkle in their eyes as you unpack the decorations. The inevitable laughter from watching their favorite holiday movie — for the […]
That moment. It might happen when your child first goes to check on a crying friend…unprompted. When he notices the mother begging next to the road, and asks how he can help. When she decides, […]
Over a thousand girls and parents will gather in Austin this Saturday, November 3rd for the fifth annual We Are Girls Conference hosted by local nonprofit (and former Bloggin’ Mama Social beneficiary) GENaustin, The Girls […]
*This giveaway is closed. Thanks to all who entered and congrats to Laura on winning! When my baby was born, a nurse at the hospital gave me a list of all the vaccines my child […]
If you’re reading this in Texas, you’re bringing up your children in one of the country’s most obese states, so that’s the bad news. The good news is Texas, and Austin specifically, are also home […]
There is nothing quite as tragic as the death of a child. Yet, suicide is preventable. Despite that fact, it remains the leading cause of death among 15 to 24-year-olds. Kids who identify themselves as […]
I read on CNN’s website that someone has developed an app that helps people decipher political ads. Very cool idea, but what I really need is someone to come out with an app that helps […]
The coffee cup that you knocked off the counter in a sleepless haze, scattering tiny shards that you spend the rest of his precious naptime cleaning up. The tears shed over a forgotten toy. The […]
I love mommy-daughter dates. My daughter and I regularly embark on adventures both big and small, from wandering through Houston’s museums, to exploring Manor’s Ghost Town, to delighting our taste buds at Whole Foods’ never-ending […]
My 5-year-old and I are on her bedroom floor, scrutinizing a couple of dozen faces on a screen. Finally, I say, “Is the person someone who might say that they’re Asian, or Asian-American, do you […]
photo credit: Amanda M Hatfield It seems like every few months there’s a news story that looks at the way we as a nation medicate our kids—the increasing rates, the negative side effects that can […]
I was six the first time I heard about a child being horribly abused. My older brother was the one spilling the beans. I can remember locking myself in the bathroom at the time, crying […]
If you have been a patron of Family Connections, you probably already know the news. Last week, articles in the Chronicle, the Austin American-Statesman‘s Charity Chat and on KVUE revealed that the Austin nonprofit was […]
First came Fast Food Nation. Then, Super Size Me. The latest installment in the man-aren’t-we-Americans-disgusting-in-what-we-eat comes to us delivered with a British accent in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. After seeing several comments from other moms […]
From the moment a woman learns she is pregnant, she is bombarded with a litany of warnings, unsolicited advice and well-meaning recommendations on what she should and shouldn’t be doing, eating, etc. Make sure to […]
I first met Katie Malinski when she volunteered for a program I managed at the Girls Empowerment Network (GENaustin). Then she had a daughter, and I had a son, and we reconnected as moms. Katie […]
It’s hard not to get caught up in the holiday gift buying hysteria. Although I don’t get many catalogs anymore (thanks partly to Catalog Choice), the ones I received right before Thanksgiving were marked “Late […]
I am an only child. When I reveal this, people always say, “But you don’t ACT like an only child!” I’m still not quite sure what that means. I never thought it was so horrible […]
Parenthood is full of difficult choices. Whether it’s deciding whether or not to vaccinate your child for swine flu, agreeing with your partner on a discipline strategy or finding a school, there is never ONE […]
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