tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:14:32 +0000http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/my.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)Blogger198125ConfessionsFromAWorkingMomhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-270293780007623721Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:28:00 +00002010-03-18T07:28:00.130-04:00We all have them...We all know about them...But we don't always like to admit them... <center><a href="http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/" title="Top 3 Thursday"><img src="http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af194/iamconfessing/Top3Thursday.jpg"/></a></center>This blog carnival is truly as easy as it sounds...Each week, The (Un)Experienced Mom and I will pick a category, then ask you to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/ElGgcVbEc4Q/top-3-thursday-march-18th.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)56http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/top-3-thursday-march-18th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-182725997916033406Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:05:00 +00002010-03-17T08:43:23.834-04:00Usually, I do my triple-dose of blog carnivals on Fridays. But guess what??? This Friday, I am blessedly, gloriously, miraculously...OFF!!!Can you tell I'm just ateensy bit excited about it?So, to make up for all the fun and excitement I'll be missing out on here in Bloggy-land on Friday (when I hope to stay as far away from my home computer as possible!), I am going to play along with three http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/haz0vVbzABU/ghosts-of-boyfriends-plural-past.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)58http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/ghosts-of-boyfriends-plural-past.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-6283792863695407275Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:27:00 +00002010-03-16T10:27:00.022-04:00Sometimes, I feel like Tom Hanks...Except instead of Seattle, I am simply Sleepless in the South...And instead of being lonely and wanting for love like Hanks' character Sam Baldwin, I am just wanting for peace of mind (of is it piece of mind?).NO I am not up late worrying about love.NO I am not up late worrying about money.NO I am not up late worrying about work.I am up late worrying about this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/Tg48yucVqmI/sleepless-in-south.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)55http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/sleepless-in-south.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-4659616942025869191Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:25:00 +00002010-03-15T10:25:00.131-04:00It was a very difficult weekend in the "Confessions" household (yes, I have forced my entire family to take on the last name of my blog moniker; we've even changed our names with the Social Security Administration).You see, roughly ten days ago, DH refused to cooperate when my beloved Duke Blue Devils traveled to hell College Park, Maryland to fear spear the turtle (aka, the University of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/TPvDqoBdMz4/dh-i-blame-you.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)42http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/dh-i-blame-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-4190421192002291506Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:15:00 +00002010-03-14T08:18:13.040-04:00She's got a house full of princes to go with her royal crown..."Queen For The Week"!This week's queen is...Lisa @ Oh Boy! Lisa-- as you can probably tell by her button-- has not one, not two, but THREE boys; but it's this little cutie whom I am personally reserving to be G's boyfriend in about 18 years! Isn't he adorable? Like me, Lisa is a working mom who's had a taste of the "other" side-- and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/NFKkqobLLsg/queen-for-week-march-14th.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)7http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/queen-for-week-march-14th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-1564895990688879895Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:23:00 +00002010-03-13T07:28:09.754-05:00Happy Saturday morning, everybody!My parents are in town this weekend, so this is going to be short and sweet... everything else you see from me (or Our Mommyhood) this weekend is going to be an autopost, but I will be back commenting on all YOUR blogs on Monday!Without further ado, the winner of the Blissful Nest party favor prize package is #67 (MckLinky entries were #'s 1-29, comment entries http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/kVjJtHrh_XE/blissful-nest-giveaway-winner.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)10http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/blissful-nest-giveaway-winner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-7111238296153505434Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:50:00 +00002010-03-12T07:51:18.690-05:00After a week hiatus, my triple-scoop of Friday goodness is back!First, though, I wanted to mention my awesome blogging friend Crystal, who is featuring me today at her blog, "Wanna Be Balanced Mom". Crystal blew me away this week when she asked to feature me. She said it was because I inspire her, but really, it's Crystal who inspires me. Like right now-- she's working to raise $100 for MS http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/h1luCEdpJUc/shes-optimal-pee-er.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)41http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/shes-optimal-pee-er.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-1518366103861252296Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:14:00 +00002010-03-11T13:12:18.970-05:00The 2am feedings...Then the 2am night terrors...Then the child who wants to do nothing but play at 2am...There are a lot of headaches that come with being a parent.But the joys. Ohhhhhhhhh, the joys! <center><a href="http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/" title="Top 3 Thursday"><img src="http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af194/iamconfessing/Top3Thursday.jpg"/></a></center>This blog carnival http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/A5CGwlstoR0/top-3-thursday-march-11th.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)37http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/top-3-thursday-march-11th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-6118367782743541408Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:25:00 +00002010-03-10T10:25:00.827-05:00Anybody else remember that line from "Sweet Home, Alabama" (the Reese Witherspoon movie, not the song)?Well, that was me last weekend... well, kinda.DH & I decided to have a bit of a date night. Unable to find a sitter at the last minute, we high-tailed it over to the nearest Carrabba's (we had a gift card; aren't we big spenders?) with G in tow for what we hoped would be an early bird lunch. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/fxhOE_z8P_c/she-has-baby-in-bar.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)56http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/she-has-baby-in-bar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-8604163073960326869Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:53:00 +00002010-03-09T17:35:07.442-05:00I know I'm a big girl...But saying the "S"-word on my blog (or typing it, rather) just feels crude.Because the "S"-word I'm talking about isn't the one that rhymes with "hit"...It's the one that rhymes with "hex".Here's the deal:If you're a mother like me-- or, a woman who has been married for any respectable length of time-- you've probably hit a dry spell in your marriage at one time or anotherhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/WuSg8ruM7wI/lets-talk-about-shhhhhhhh.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)68http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2009/11/lets-talk-about-shhhhhhhh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-5513165175659750407Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:16:00 +00002010-03-08T10:16:00.484-05:00If you remember this post, then you already know that we've been dealing with the sickies in our house for a while now. I've been asking myself, "How does one small girl manage to stay sick all winter long?" After studying her habits for the past few weeks, this is what I've learned:G's Guide To Getting & Staying Sick1.) Take off your shoes and socks whenever possible; run away when mom or any http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/I0HZDwprLWI/gs-guide-to-being-sick-all-winter.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)48http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/gs-guide-to-being-sick-all-winter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-8605856886308196531Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:27:00 +00002010-03-07T15:38:08.273-05:00So, I gave ya'll a little teaser on Friday when I told you (and I still feel bad about this, by the way) that I was so busy with "blogwork" (yes, BLOG-work!) that I didn't have time for a real post, or even to comment or visit any of my favorite blogs.Then I think I really piqued your interest yesterday with my post about this new project...And now, I can reveal it.Welcome to...Our Mommyhood:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/kl0xn4w-zII/welcome-to-our-mommyhood.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)27http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/welcome-to-our-mommyhood.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-4697217951167528655Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:53:00 +00002010-03-07T08:11:45.535-05:00We're moving on to our second round of..."Queen For The Week"!This week's queen is...Angelia @ Living, Loving, Laughing! If you visit Angelia's blog, you'll see immediately why the title "Living, Loving, Laughing" is so appropriate. From her cheery header (who couldn't smile seeing those big grins???) to her optimistic take on just about everything, Angelia is one of those bloggers who just makeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/AiANcQgsLXo/queen-for-week-march-7th.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)5http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/queen-for-week-march-7th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-4621116462450531080Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:05:00 +00002010-03-06T11:05:00.738-05:00Could it be? Yes it could. Something's coming... something good.As I mentioned in yesterday's post, something BIG is on the way this weekend. It's a collaborative effort between me and 11 amazing other bloggers. Make sure you check back here tomorrow... my headline will feature a link to this new, super-secretive project (when it'll be a secret no more). I hope you'll follow along there just as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/otJWQDCf-90/in-case-you-missed-it.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)17http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/in-case-you-missed-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-4242146663256657754Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:12:00 +00002010-03-05T10:12:00.564-05:00Ladies, I have a confession...Because confessing is whatthis blog is all about!Come a little closer...Closer...Closer...I don't have a post for today.I know! Me! The self-appointed Queen of Friday blog hops. But ladies, I just didn't have it in me today. I have been working my poor little fingers to the bone. No, not at work. Please, I'm not that dedicated. I've been teaming up with this crazy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/lk7Y7VsOSeY/mailing-it-in-taking-it-easy.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)42http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/mailing-it-in-taking-it-easy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-3547274442379770876Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:15:00 +00002010-03-04T07:15:00.237-05:00Is it spring yet?Please say yes...Please say yes... <center><a href="http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/" title="Top 3 Thursday"><img src="http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af194/iamconfessing/Top3Thursday.jpg"/></a></center>This blog carnival is truly as easy as it sounds...Each week, The (Un)Experienced Mom and I will pick a category, then ask you to share your Top 3 thoughts on it. We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/V_eh81f5E24/top-3-thursdays-march-4th.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)37http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/top-3-thursdays-march-4th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-951617686344536781Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:24:00 +00002010-03-03T10:24:00.776-05:00If you call me today (if you're one of the five people who read my blog who actually has my number), I will not answer.I am on Day 5 without my cell phone.It began last Thursday when, due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to take G to work with me for a few hours.Why she was with me isn't important; it's how I occupied her during our TV station's 45-minute morning meeting that's the focus of my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/8nudroh3tpI/why-you-should-never-let-your-toddler.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)62http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/why-you-should-never-let-your-toddler.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-8154293747981006083Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:30:00 +00002010-03-02T20:36:18.082-05:00It's the most exciting time in a young couple's life... the time when they learn they're having a baby!Oh... you thought I waspreggo again? Nope. Still working on DH.Just as many men stress out about finding the perfect way to propose to their brides, many of us women worry about finding the sweetest way to tell our husbands they're about to become fathers.So this month's Truthful Tuesday is:How http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/hNz-PKf22Ok/truthful-tuesdays-were-having-baby.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)58http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/truthful-tuesdays-were-having-baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-7852951103002790080Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:32:00 +00002010-03-07T11:15:43.284-05:00There is a GIVEAWAY in this post... one of my favorite yet!I am adding a new way to enter this giveaway!Just head to my new site, "Our Mommyhood", and sign up to follow. Then come back here and leave a comment telling me you did for an additional entry!My birthday is fast approaching, and in true royal fashion (after all, I am the creator of "Queen For The Week"), I am going to designate an http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/2MNQ_uX-HUc/tis-better-to-give-than-receive.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)66http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/03/tis-better-to-give-than-receive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-4501765305681271471Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-03-02T20:15:55.603-05:00As promised, this week there is a twist to our"Queen For The Week"!Instead of using YOUR nominations to select a Queen, I'm using this "extra week" (the 9th week in a two month cycle) to crown someone I think deserves this title!So, this week's Queen is...Heather @ Inich... Like Spinach! So why did I pick Heather to be our Queen? Because Heather comments on my posts every. single. day. Without http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/6skEXw899zA/queen-for-week-february-28th.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)18http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/02/queen-for-week-february-28th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-6454737867619803534Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:22:00 +00002010-02-26T09:22:02.353-05:00As my good friend Shell likes to say, I'm double triple-dipping with my Favorite Friday Features!And you should visit my new friend,Crystal's, new Friday Feature. It's all aboutrecognizing bloggers like YOU!Moving right on to...Friday Fragments!My theme for this week's frags is: "The things I never thought I'd have to say... until I became a mom" (I could write a post about each and every one):-http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/QleyL1pdLM4/kids-say-darnedest-things.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)45http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/02/kids-say-darnedest-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-8949686077405086209Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +00002010-02-25T15:44:09.599-05:00Today, I'm guest posting over at Kerri's Klutter... but here on my blog, it's time for: <center><a href="http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/" title="Top 3 Thursday"><img src="http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn287/lifeafterbc/Elizabeth/Top3Thursday.jpg"/></a></center>This blog carnival is truly as easy as it sounds...Each week, The (Un)Experienced Mom and I will pick a category, then ask http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/Kf3dxjn5gbw/top-3-thursday-february-25th.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)36http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/02/top-3-thursday-february-25th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-2852612337829801445Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:15:00 +00002010-02-24T10:35:25.121-05:00The jerk frustrating sales clerk... the "competitive" friend... the complete stranger at church... there are always those situations where we want to spout off on or at somebody, but bite our tongues. And now there is a meme that finally allows me to say what I should have, but didn't:To the pimply, adolescent sales clerk who was a bit too inquisitive about my pregnancy test purchase:He said: "http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/GSLaQQDTN2Y/what-i-should-have-said.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)74http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/02/what-i-should-have-said.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-5488600740787112493Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:34:00 +00002010-02-23T10:34:00.322-05:00It's no secret on my blog that I think I'm a Queen... after all, I am named for England's reigning monarch (ok, ok, I was not named in her honor per se, but we do share a name at least).Oh, and this is the perfectopportunity to plug "Queen For A Week",and remind you that this week, I'mhand-picking one of you!In any event, I am proud to be the Queen (notice the capital "Q", no lower-case for this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/B2mf3ta_Lrg/back-off-buddy-im-only-queen-here.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)44http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/02/back-off-buddy-im-only-queen-here.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6663952115058879549.post-1488219454218198228Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:41:00 +00002010-02-22T10:41:00.088-05:00Forget Martha Stewart.Or that adorable Vern Yip from "Divine Design".You can even forget that crazy British guy on HGTV.These days, my house looks like this:Yup, that's my sectional sofa...pushed into a straight line.It's not exactly Feng Shui, is it?The definition of Feng Shui is:"study of environmental balance: a Chinese system that studies people's relationships to their environment, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsFromAWorkingMom/~3/mdbQYuOZeOU/my-chi-is-all-messed-up.htmlmy.confessions@live.com (Confessions From A Working Mom)59http://www.confessionsfromaworkingmom.com/2010/02/my-chi-is-all-messed-up.html