Back to School BudgetPosted by Debbie Dragon on August 18, 2010
It’s that time of year again – back to school – which means families everywhere are heading out, stocking up and forking over fistfuls of money on everything from pencils… to peanut butter. According to the National Retail Federation, the average family spends $550 on school supplies each fall, making this time of year second only to Christmas – for total consumer spending.
How Work at Home Moms Can Make Room for “Me Time”Posted by Debbie Dragon on August 7, 2010
For almost 8 years now, I’ve been a work at home mom. I don’t think anyone can appreciate the challenges that come from working and living under the same roof 24 hours a day until they’ve tried it. Being a mom while also running a business from home adds to those challenges, and it can [...]
Mom Guilt: It’s a HeartbreakerPosted by Tisha Tolar on May 10, 2010
As moms, there probably is nothing more draining, sad, and unavoidable than ‘Mom Guilt’. Mom guilt can come on strong and without warning, making your judgements seem askew. Regardless if your children are young or old, the thought that they need you and you are not there is a killer.
I can tell you now – [...]
Invention MamaPosted by Tisha Tolar on July 2, 2009
Interesting that even the great philosopher’s knew that it’s the moms that rock this world. Case in point, the phrase “Necessity, who is the Mother of Invention” (Plato, The Republic -Greek author & philosopher in Athens 427 BC – 347 BC) . Note that Plato did not use the term ‘father’ – and for good [...]
From the Mouth of Babes: The Once-OverPosted by Tisha Tolar on May 21, 2009
Yesterday, my daughter who is 6 asked about having some ice cream for her nightly snack. I told her that there was no ice cream left because someone ate it all. She shook her head from side to side and just said “Daddy”. I politely informed her that her daddy was not the one who [...]
Time for a Checkup?Posted by Debbie Dragon on May 19, 2009
My kids (ages 6 and 3) had doctor appointments today. Just their annual physicals, no big deal.
After only about 5 minutes of waiting in the toy room, we were brought into the exam room. The nurse proceeded to do all that preliminary stuff – blood pressure, weight, height, can they hop on one foot? Then [...]
From the Mouths of BabesPosted by Debbie Dragon on May 10, 2009
My 6 year old had a field trip to the Post Office with his first grade class on Friday. Apparently, the trip was to mail mother’s a letter for Mother’s Day! The letters were created “adlib” style – the teacher created a letter and left several pieces blank for the kids to fill in… My [...]
A 6 Year Old’s Perspective on MarketingPosted by Tisha Tolar on December 16, 2008
So after what had to be one of the craziest weeks on record for me, I had to share this bit of insight with our readers so that other’s too will enjoy a good and probably much needed guffaw during the chaos called the holidays.
Picture it – last week the kid and I were watching [...]
Good Morning, MommyPosted by Debbie Dragon on November 7, 2008
Between 11:15pm and 1am, I returned my almost-three-year-old to his bed 3 times. Each time he staggers in like a small, sleepwalking drunk dude, bouncing into walls and with his eyes barely open, and says “good morning, mommy!” The fourth time he came into my room I gave up and pulled him into bed with me – [...]
Like A Dog Chases A Tail…So R The Days of Our LivesPosted by Tisha Tolar on November 6, 2008
ok – so we here vow to talk about mom stuff, work stuff, fun stuff, stuff stuff and inspirational/motivational/procrastinational stuff on Empowering Mom. Basically we gals got free reign here. I can not pass up the opportunity to pass along this fantabulous post I just found….
Check it out at Her Bad Mother
As I approach [...]
