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Summer Vacations: Because I Said So – Mom Edition

May 29, 2010 in Because I said so,travel

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For this week’s Because I Said So Buck and I are going to answer the question: When taking a vacation as a parent, do you take the kids or not?

I’ll be the first to say I LOVE family vacations. I love short weekend road trips and nice getaways like our most recent Disney Cruise. Being with my kids on a vacation and watching them experience something new with excitement in their eyes is worth every penny. Those memories are the ones that the whole family will cherish forever. So my answer is yes I do take my kids on vacation.

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Because I Said So – Mom Edition

April 30, 2010 in Because I said so

I am so excited to announce that for this week’s Because I Said So Buck and I were asked to write our views on Mother’s Day to be featured on PBS Sprout. My article is written from my point of view on what I think the best Mother’s Day would be. Buck wrote his article from a father’s perspective on what a man believes is the best Mother’s Day or Mother’s Day Gift.

I can’t wait to read Buck’s ideas. It’s usually comical to hear the man’s perspective on what a woman wants. Our articles go live on May 1st which is this Saturday on Sprout for Parents. Don’t forget to come check it out and show us some Sprout love.

djane

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Because I Said So – Mom Edition

April 23, 2010 in Because I said so

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For this week’s Because I Said So Buck and I are going to discuss the difference between Work From Home and Work Outside of the Home and what our preference is.

As you all know right now I work from home. However, from the age of 15 until three years ago I worked full time outside of the home. There are many, many days that I miss it. I enjoyed the corporate world. When working in corporate America I had always dreamed of one day having my own home office and being able to have the luxury of being my own boss or at least having the extra freedom of working my own hours.

When I started working from home it wasn’t exactly a choice. It was more like a ‘have to‘. I guess I could say I got my dream early. I wasn’t finished with my college degree and I didn’t own a home office. Unfortunately life doesn’t always work the way we plan. Being pulled from corporate America to care for Gabby in order to be available to take her to numerous doctor appointments and weekly therapy was a necessity.

Do I miss working in an office with no distractions? Do I miss actually having adult interaction? Does trying to work from home while having a toddler climb up my back become stressful? Is never having a regular routine or schedule hectic? Is it exhausting going on minimum hours of sleep at times just in order to work while kids are sleeping? Do I miss the days when I showed up for work and when leaving I left work at work? Do I miss being able to do a task that is clearly asked of me instead of always needing to be self motivated?

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Do I feel blessed that I am able to be there for Gabby when she needs me? Absolutely. If I could change some things would I? Sure. Do I live with regrets? Of course not.

It’s like the old saying goes ‘the grass is always greener on the other side‘ sometimes we just have to remind ourselves of that and appreciate what we have.

djane

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Because I Said So – Mom Edition

April 9, 2010 in Because I said so

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For this week’s Because I Said So Buck and I decided to ask each other parenting questions relating to our own children.

Buck’s Question to Me: I have noticed my daughter has grown a little sassy. It is not a huge problem yet but I want to cut it off at the past, got any advice?

Your little girl is sassy? All girls are sassy, didn’t you know that? On a serious note, I think many families go through this, especially with little girls. I know I was a little sassy and so were both of my girls. I must admit I was probably a little guilty of letting this happen. In my family’s situation I think my children were a little too spoiled which might have caused some of it. When it first started when they were toddlers they would say something sassy that seemed ‘cute‘ at the time. Maybe there was a little giggling involved. Or there has been times where I responded in the same sassy way back at them, probably encouraging it some. When I look back at these times I realize it wasn’t the correct way to handle it. Giggling at my daughter having (what I thought at the time) a cute, little attitude isn’t so funny now. [click to continue…]

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Because I Said So – Mom Edition

April 4, 2010 in Because I said so,family

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Happy Easter Everyone! I can’t believe it is already April 4, 2010. This year is flying by and I hope everyone is keeping as busy as I am.

For this week’s Because I Said So Buck and I are going to share our Easter Traditions. How our family celebrates the holiday Easter Sunday.

On Easter morning my kids wake up to the surprise of what the Easter Bunny left them in their baskets and to go on an egg hunt usually around the living room but occasionally the Easter Bunny will leave eggs outside in our yard. I will admit I am one of those mothers that some times gets carried away with goodies in their baskets. I don’t care for my children having much candy so I usually try to put material items in their baskets. Things they want or could use beside just filling them with sugar. For instance this year T had her basket filled with Twilight items, the new Miley Cyrus DVD, some fake finger nails, finger nail polish, novel and some cool new sunglasses; Noah had the new Spongebob DVD in his basket along with a couple of cool Buzz Lightyear toys and Disney’s Car toy mini track; Gabby received the Alvin and the Chipmunks DVD and sing along bonus pack with some new jewelry and a few other small goodies. I put some candy and some coins in eggs when hiding them from the Easter Bunny and the kids love finding those. [click to continue…]

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Because I Said So – Mom Edition

March 28, 2010 in Because I said so

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For this week’s Because I Said So Buck and I are going to give our personal opinions on five points from ProBlogger’s post, 29 Debates on Blogging.

RSS Feeds – Full vs Partial Feeds – I personally have my blog available as full feed via Feedburner and prefer to read full feeds. I am more likely to read the blog post immediately in my reader or email if it is full feed. There are a few blogs that are partial feed that have been sitting in my inbox for months. I know this is a heavy debate and I do understand both sides. Bloggers would rather their readers come to their site in order to leave comments and/or raise their traffic. I click through to posts when I plan to leave a comment but when a blog is full feed therefore causing a higher read rate from me then I am more likely to comment than on a blog that is partial feed that I end up forgetting to read. [click to continue…]

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Because I Said So – Mom Edition

March 21, 2010 in Because I said so

For this week’s Because I Said So Buck and I are going to discuss a topic from Juice Box Jungle.

Have you heard this in your household yet? “Please Mom? EVERYONE else is wearing them!” If you haven’t yet, it’s likely you will someday fairly soon, and it might be helpful to have a pre-thought-out stance when it comes to your child’s ‘style’. What are your thoughts on this topic? Do you take great pride that you have the most fashionable kid on the block (C’mon tell the truth)?

I can say I have recently heard ‘but mom everyone’s doing it’ in my house. I also must admit I finally gave in to my tween and allowed her to get her way. Throughout T’s life I have struggled with the fact her style is complete opposite of mine. Fortunately I can’t say that her style has been risque. If anything I would classify her as tomboy’ish. If she’d allow me to put her in more trendy girlie clothes, I would.

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