me time

Thank you to the Chinet® brand for sponsoring this post. Last month, my daughter’s school had multiple Spirit Days, Half-Way Day, the 100th Day of School, a Children’s Fair and all the fanfare associated with Valentine’s Day – each requiring special attire and more. My husband asked me how I…

This post is sponsored by Twinings of London facilitated by the Mom It Forward Influencer Network. Grab a cup of Twinings of London Herbal Tea, and answer these simple questions to get to know yourself better so you can #BeYourBestBlend. Anyone else have a love/hate relationship with social media? You…

Who is excited for a fresh set of book club selections for the New Year??? This year, to allow as many of our readers as possible to participate in Mom’s Book Nook, my fellow book lover and co-host Laura and I are doing things a little bit differently. Mom’s Book…

I absolutely love how social media connects you with people you might otherwise never connect with… This summer, when our virtual book club, Mom’s Book Nook read A House for Happy Mothers, our Instagram post connected us with the author, Amulya Malladi. She not only offered to answer our questions,…

Happy June!  School’s out for the summer and you are likely longing for some ‘me time’ more than ever.  Mom’s Book Nook is the ideal solution – perfect for busy moms with limited time, a virtual book club. Last month’s discussion of Summer Secrets was our most active yet, and many…

Over the last few weeks, I have shared the importance of making time for and taking care of yourself.  Equally important is making time for we – investing in your marriage and making time for the two of you as a couple is extremely important, and often times even more difficult…

The need for quality girl time doesn’t end when you get married and have a family.  If anything, I would argue you need it more at that point than ever before. The key is making time for girl time now that we all have our own families.  Here are my…

It’s easy to lose yourself as a mother. It is especially easy to lose yourself as a stay at home mother.  So much of my life and who I was before kids revolved around my career.  Before kids, for all of my adult life, I had worked long hours, traveled,…

Confession.  I have a tendency to act like I have it all together, all the time… until I can’t anymore, and I have a mommy meltdown.  With 3 kids there is no more time for me anymore.  I have to make it for myself, and ask for breaks when I…