Archive for May, 2008

Father’s Day Gift Ideas

If you are like me and have a hard-to-buy-for hubby (no obsessive hobby like golf or tennis or collecting, etc.), please read on for some ideas that you might consider! —————————————————- T-shirt bought...
May 29th, 2008 | Thoughts on Being a Mom | Read More

A Bunny-Bat?

My older son, Jack (almost 3) has been the lucky recipient of dozens of books from his older cousins. He is a book-fiend and we probably go through at least 15 books a weekday and more on a weekend. But at that rate of reading, we have exhausted all his age-appropriate books and wind up reading some...
May 29th, 2008 | Moments in the Minivan | Read More

Top Ten Reasons to be a MomsOutLoud.com Beta-Mom

This image is of a Betta Fish, one of the most beautiful freshwater fish around. I originally thought I’d put a picture of a betta fish in this post simply because I’ve tagged my early adopter Moms as beta-Moms (i.e. beta-users of our website before it’s completely set for prime time)....
May 26th, 2008 | Moms Out Loud - Inform, Connect, & Celebrate | Read More

Why I’m Starting MomsOutLoud.com

At some point soon, I will figure out how to put an “about me” section on this blog. There I will share a little bit more about my rather boring (to most) upbringing and life up to now. But before that, for those interested in MomsOutLoud.com, or who may be following my mompreneurship-journey,...
May 26th, 2008 | Moms Out Loud - Inform, Connect, & Celebrate | Read More

What a Mom Takes with Her to the Office

Last week, I decided I couldn’t handle this new itinerant work style and set up a home office at my parent’s house. I have taken pride in being self-sufficient since I was in college, so this was quite a reversal for me; I never thought I’d be moving back in with my parents, even if...
May 24th, 2008 | Moms Out Loud - Inform, Connect, & Celebrate, mompreneur | Read More

Ask Why 5 HUNDRED Times

When I started in consulting . . . (for a top-tier-strategy-consulting-firm-that-will-remain-nameless), one of the first things they taught us was to “Ask Why 5 Times”. This, they taught us, is the key to getting to the REAL answer, to the root cause. And it does work. Take this illustration: “Our...
May 18th, 2008 | Moments in the Minivan, Pre-Schoolers, Toddlers | Read More

Wanted: Cathedral Builders

There is an old parable I’ve heard many times about the importance of perspective. It describes how three stonecutters, doing the same exact task, viewed their job completely differently and how their perspective made a huge difference in their personal happiness and motivation. It goes something...
May 14th, 2008 | Moms Out Loud - Inform, Connect, & Celebrate, mompreneur | Read More

A toddler’s thoughts on marriage

Jim and I recently went on a short overnight trip to celebrate our fourth anniversary.  (Yes – only our fourth…two babies, four houses, and four and a half jobs later, here we are!) When I was describing to our son Jack why we were taking this trip, I found myself talking about marriage. ...
May 14th, 2008 | Moments in the Minivan | Read More

Why I’m Proud of my Mini-Van

A Mom-car. Yes, I drive one. And not only do I drive one, I’m PROUD to drive one. At my two-year-old’s gym class recently, a father asked me what I thought of my minivan. I immediately began to extol all of its unending virtues: the electronic sliding doors, 100+ (or so it seems) cup holders,...
May 14th, 2008 | Thoughts on Being a Mom, life with little ones | Read More