We all know motherhood is hard. It’s demanding and tiresome and all-consuming. And, it starts right away with middle-of-the-night feedings as soon as your baby is born. Once you have that new babe in your arms, life (and sleep) as you knew it will never be the same. I mean, it’s all good, but it’s all different, and a lot more interrupted.

My kids are 5 and 7 and have been sleeping through the night for awhile now. Sure, I get the occasional “I had a bad dream”, “I just need a snuggle” wakings at 3am, but overall, I’m back to kissing them goodnight and then not seeing them until I get to kiss them good morning. [Read more…] about My New Sleepless Nights

Vacation. You plan for months. You push through your work. You drive your business. You plan, you pack, you re-pack. As a Mama you pack yourself, your kids, the medications, the sunscreens, the carry-ons, the snacks, the fluids…the everything. You hang on and you count down the number of sleeps until you’re on the runway taking off to your sunshine destination. [Read more…] about Bitter Margaritas – When Vacations Go Awry