The other day, I installed a WordPress update that crashed my site...7 years of writing had suddenly vanished! Without hesitation, I shut my laptop and took it as a sign, my blogging days were over. In all honesty, I haven't written in years. Sure, I've shared local happenings and various events, but that...
Fellow blogger and friend The Suburban Mom is expecting her second little princess. She asked for Mom Blogging advice and I completely missed her submission deadline (I have been preparing my eBay store for the upcoming holiday season and slacked). In the past, I have shared that naming a baby is difficult...
Last week I put the potty training smack down on my kid! I was sick and tired of spending money on diapers and knew my son was capable of using a potty! He was hiding to go #2 and afterwards would climb on top of his diaper changer and yell...
If you have a Graco stroller (Quattro Tour and/or MetroLite), pay attention to the latest recall. Apparently, about 2 million strollers are being recalled because of 4 infant deaths. For the official recall notice from Graco (which includes impacted model numbers), click here. The potential problem is entrapment and strangulation...
I may be a little overprotective of my kid, but I don't think I obsess about it. Where is this coming from? Well, the past couple of times we've been to our local playground, I stood back and observed how other parents "watched" their children. Please keep in mind, this...
Before having a child of my own, I used to see parents doing things with their little ones and I'd laugh at them. I thought, I'd never do that as a parent. Well, guess what...reality hit and I do some of those exact things! Here are a few that came to...
The Unemployed Mom blog focuses on the life of a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM), but I wanted to take a moment and talk about working moms. For 8 weeks of my son's life (weeks 12 - 20), I worked full-time while he went to daycare. Not only was that...
I find it amusing that some people think a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM) does nothing all day long. While we may not have a written job description, we do have a very important obligation which is taking care of our children. My blog title "The Unemployed Mom" is a...