I never expected to breastfeed my daughter past a year. My eldest son weaned at 13 months. My second son weaned himself at 10 months old. But my daughter appeared to be in for the long haul. I was a stay-at-home-mom with 24/7 nursing access. And with 3 other kids in the house, it was […]
Confessions of a First Time Soccer Coach
Did the call go out for a volunteer soccer coach and you thought, why not? I coached for the first time a few years ago and these are a few of the tips I came up with for coaching a soccer team for the first time including getting your body in shape and how to […]
When Did We Stop Rooting for Ourselves?
This post originally appeared on my blog Painted Butterfly Studio on Sept 28th, 2010. I reread it this week and find that topic of accepting compliments and cheering for ourselves to be relevant. Kids are great at sharing their accomplishments but how can adults be better at accepting compliments? Mom Rewritten uses affiliate links which means […]
Why Our Kids Do Housework – Tips for Getting Kids to Pitch In
Hard Time Getting Kids to Do Housework? I Used to Be a Slob Confessions of a slob, right here! Growing up I had very little responsibility. There were things that were expected of me, of course, like being polite, brushing my teeth and not talking back. But when it came to actual cleaning up, […]