Let's put mommy guilt in its place.
Checking out the last two posts here, I notice a theme: getting Mom a Mother’s Day gift can be tough. We’re either busy moms ourselves, or it’s hard to find something we think Mom will like. I got the chance to try out Red Envelope with a $75 gift credit, and check it out: Mother’s [...]
I’ve spent the past year getting more and more disgusted with politics. First there was the whole debt ceiling debacle, where we got to watch our elected officials act like toddlers on a playground, incapable of working together. (Actually, most toddlers I know behave better.) Then we somehow entered a time warp, and suddenly the [...]
Before I had kids, I was a department store/pro salon junkie. All of my beauty products were brand name, expensive and procured at places that were literally miles from anyplace you could also buy milk or aspirin or cat food. Children not only put a crimp in my budget for beauty supplies, they also took [...]
While most people were out celebrating New Year’s Eve, I was having a mini-meltdown. We’d had a wonderful Christmas and then… something about the coming new year just filled me with dread. After having a good cry and discussing it with my husband, I narrowed the reason down to the fact that the first few [...]
I’ve never been a big fan of people reminding me to “take time for yourself.” As a writer, I’ve done my share of articles urging mothers to find time for relaxation and self-care. It’s good advice, sure, but personally it’s rubbed me the wrong way, mostly because it always felt like another item on the [...]
Thanks so much to everybody who commented about the new anthology, DEAR BULLY – 70 AUTHORS TELL THEIR STORIES, which is available in bookstores now. I did a random drawing for one of my personal copies, and the winner is Tracey! Tracey, I’m either a dolt when it comes to this sort of thing, or [...]
Bullying is one of my biggest worries where my kids are concerned. It’s always been a problem but lately it seems almost epidemic, with dire–sometimes fatal–consequences. I find myself constantly on the lookout for signs that my school-age daughter is being bullied, or engaging in bullying behavior. I know what I’d do if I found [...]
Hi, everybody – it’s Sara, the phantom Working Mom Against Guilt. I don’t post nearly as much as I’d like to because, well, I’m either working or being a mom. Most of the time I’m doing both. One of the things I love about my job is the exciting and rewarding projects I get to [...]
Thanks to everybody who commented to my recent post about my debut novel for teens, RIVAL, which came out last week. Here’s a photo of me signing copies at my launch party. So exciting! If you like young adult literature or you have teens, especially ones who like “Glee” or are into the arts, then [...]
I’m really excited about all of the buzz WMAG’s been getting, thanks to Susan’s quotes in the national media. Welcome, new readers! I have some exciting news of my own: I’m getting ready to bring another baby into the world–no, not a human baby, a book baby! My debut novel for teens, RIVAL, come out [...]
