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Before I became a mother, I was a nanny. There were four children in the family, and needless to say, it was a tough job. When I started with the family, the oldest child was 8, and the youngest was just two months old. I was their caregiver for two challenging (but rewarding) years. At first, I had days where I wondered how I would manage to care for four children. …

For Mother's Day this year, my son brought home the cutest piece of artwork from his school. It was splatters of colors painted on a miniature piece of canvas, with a black cutout of his face, in silhouette form. It was the sweetest gift, and made me teary eyed. It was such a true representation of his profile- his long eyelashes, his cute little turned up nose and his chubby m …

It's already been 2015 for more than a week, but it's never too late to start working on those new year's resolutions. I actually don't make them because I believe we should be on a daily journey of betterment, striving for greatness all the time. However, I will say that as a mom, there are some new year's "mom-solutions" I'd like to try and work on. It's tough to stay positiv …

Are you a Shark Tank fan? I am, and I am looking forward to the season premiere on September 26th! I always love watching these passionate, hardworking people stand in front of millionaires to ask for an investment in their (sometimes wacky) businesses. What really stands out, though, are the children who stand in front of the sharks and give a pitch. Some of the childpreneurs …

I recently had to re-home my precious seven year old cat, Zoe. With a young child at home and a husband who is in the process of renovating our fixer upper, we were not able to give her the life and home she deserved. But even before Zoe came into my life, I have always loved cats. Prior to meeting my husband, I feared I might grow up to be a crazy cat lady. I have found that w …