Love Me Some Blogs Pt. 2

I shared a few of my favorites with you just the other day, but I'd like to share a few more:

Tip Junkie - http://www.tipjunkie.com/
This site makes me soooooo jealous of all the crafty people of the world. I see so many great DIY projects, organizing and decorating ideas - and their holiday ideas are great, too!

The Connected Mom - http://www.theconnectedmom.com

I enjoy her posts immensely. Not too many moms feel they can say certain things about motherhood.

On the same note, a more honest and "scary" side, is Scary Mommy - http://www.scarymommy.com/

Here, she lays it all out there - from her unique perspective. She has a book due out this April and her site is also the home of the confessional where you can anonymously post whatever you want. I mean What.Ev.Er.

One last one is Meagan Francis The Happiest Mom - http://thehappiestmom.com

She is an author and mom and offers another glimpse into mommy-hood honestly and offers realistic ways to keep it all together. She also shares how to keep the focus on yourself, too.

Love Me Some Blogs

I don't know about you, but I could spend all day on Pinterest and reading blogs. 


I just wanted to share with you a few of my favorites - but I'm always looking for new ones to subscribe to and check out, so please, tell me your favorites!


Parenting Illustrated with Crappy Pictures - Hilarious.  


Baby Rabies - Love Jill - she's a moms of two, like me and her writing is exceptional.  She writes honestly and from the heart and she does some great photography, too.


Thrifty Decor Chick - Sarah is awe.some. I wish I could be crafty and I LOVE her style and decor and her thrify-ness. 


Young House Love - These two are super cute and their daughter is adorable and they have a sense of style and do tons and tons of home improvement projects.  Their posts are informative and super funny to read.


Mama Cheaps - Great for saving money and time as it compiles some of the best prices and deals from stores and on the web. 


BabyCheapSkate - Breaks down great diaper deals and coupons and offers, also!


Baby Gear Guide - this is a site byThe Baby Guy NYC aka Jamie Grayson - I "met" Jamie on Twitter and I love him - he is the ultimate baby gear guy - he's single, gay but knows more about pregnancy, parenting, babies and of course, baby gear.  He has great contests, product reviews and more.


I'll have more to add, so check back soon!
Have a great weekend!

Toddlers!

You know that classic list of job titles that you see posted everywhere? 


Moms are: chefs, chauffeurs, house cleaners, maids, dog walkers, etc., etc.  
Yup - we do it all.


I feel like another should be added to that list as it is clearly missing:


Referee.


I feel more and more like a referee these days than anything else - especially now with two toddlers who are both expressing themselves with their budding language skills while simultaneously exhibiting those not-so-desirable behaviors that make this phase of childhood a seemingly dreaded one. Well, at least until the teenage years ;)


Until then, I'm thinking of investing in this sign from Land of Nod:

Now only if they could read it to remind themselves instead of my seemingly incessant raised voice ever-so-kindly.


(Trust me, we are working on it!)


I'd love to hear what new roles you find yourselves in as your babies and kids grow?

I'm Pro-Moms. What are you?

We have all heard of them - and likely been involved in a conversation about one.

I'm talking about those "mommy wars" that just don't seem to go away.  Oh, you know the ones I'm speaking of: formula feeding vs. bottle, crying methods of sleep training vs. non-crying methods, working moms vs. stay at home moms, etc. etc.

They can rear their ugly head from just about anyone these days - even strangers can come up to you and express their (unwanted) opinions to you.

Unfortunately I come across these more often than I'd like as an occupational hazard and within my own circle of friends ;)

However, as opinionated as I am in my personal life and choices I've made along with my husband for our children - I am NOT when it comes to supporting my clients, friends or families I help along the way.

I'm not pro anything.  I believe parenting is a series of choices - most of which we tend to make on the fly or as we go.  There is no right or wrong way, per se, but I do believe in planning and researching from qualified sources as much as possible.  I do believe in getting opinions and having conversations with other moms and professionals and getting different perspectives.

I actually take back what I just said about not being pro anything.  I'm pro-MOMS.  I just support moms in general - regardless of their choices. Period.

What about you?  Has someone recently engaged you in one of those aforementioned "mommy wars"?  If so, what was it?  I would love to hear about it!