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There are many things I would like to spend money on—a new wardrobe (for when I fit back into my old sizes), new shoes (for the time when I don’t) and cooking/cleaning help from now until eternity. But one thing I will not spend money on is a physical trainer. I am not knocking the profession. I know that many people get their butts kicked regularly by their trainer who can … [Read more...] about No Trainer

So many mothers I know are unhappy. It’s no wonder. Much as I love being a mother and adore my children, the monotony and Sisyphean nature of the work can often make even the most well grounded mama want to bury her head and sob. But not me (at least not most days) because I ascribe to the theory of three. I believe that a person is only built to handle three big things … [Read more...] about The Theory of Three

Since having my first child at 29, I have often wondered what the right age is to become a mother. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the average age of a woman in the US having her first child is 25, but in my neck of the woods (Boston), it often seems more like 40. Women go to school for years, then they start their career, then they get married and … [Read more...] about Numbers Matter

You know all that advice you read for pregnant women? The whole “don’t gain more than 35 pounds (or less than 25) if you are a normal weight to begin with?” Completely unrealistic. I gained 50 pounds with both pregnancies. I am a relatively small woman, below average weight, 5’5” and a size four. Make no mistake: Every. Pound. Showed. I used my pregnant pauses as a … [Read more...] about Reality Check

If you’d asked me five years ago where I would be five years from then, I doubt I would have said here: two children, a dog, a cat, a mortgage and a burgeoning freelance writing career. But here I am. My parents had their children 8 years apart, a decision that, in retrospect seems very wise. I did not. My babies are a very unwise 18 months apart, which apparently “gets … [Read more...] about Meet Sasha, Mommy Blogger Extraordinare