"You shouldn't be too eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever."- Unknown, a favorite email
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Quote of the Day
"Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become."- Unknown, a favorite email
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Quote of the Day
"No matter how hard your heart has been broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief."- Unknown, a favorite email
Friday, May 28, 2010
Quote of the Day
"Maturity has more to do with the types of experiences you have had and what you have learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you have celebrated."- Unknown, a favorite email
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Quote of the Day
"Sometimes the people who kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up."- Unknown, a favorite email
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Quote of the Day
"We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel."- Unknown, a favorite email
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Quote of the Day
"It's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be." - Unknown, a favorite email
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Quote of the Day
"Just because two people argue, doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because two people don't argue, doesn't mean they do love each other." - Unknown, a favorite email
Friday, May 21, 2010
Quote of the Day
"Just think how happy you'd be if you lost everything and everyone you have right now...and then, somehow go them back again." - Kobi Yamada
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Quote of the Day
"The whole secret of a successful life is to discover your destiny, and then do it." - Henry Ford
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Quote of the Day
"Treasure this day, and treasure yourself. Truly, neither will ever happen again." - Ray Bradbury
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Quote of the Day
"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will never be shortened. Happiness never ceases by being shared." - Chinese Proverb
Monday, May 17, 2010
Quote of the Day
There are only two things you "have to" do in life. You "have to" die and you "have to" live until you die. You make up all the rest." - Marilyn Grey
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Quote of the Day
"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot, hang on - and swing!" - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Quote of the Day
"To really enjoy the better things in life, one must first have experienced the things they are better than." - Oscar Homolka
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Quote of the Day
"If we're going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, we might as well laugh about it now." - Marie Osmond
Friday, May 7, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Quote of the Day
"You can have it all. Just not all at once." - I was a really good mom before I had kids, by Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Quote of the Day
"You tend to attract integrity and honor if that is how you regard those with whom you work." - Nelson Mandela
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Dirty Little Secrets
When my daughter was about six months old, I saw an interview on Oprah that made me feel a lot better about my transition to motherhood. It was an interview with Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile who have written a series of books - I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids, I'd Trade My Husband for a Housekeeper, and Dirty Little Secrets of Otherwise Perfect Moms. I ordered all three and spent a whole afternoon laughing my head off. Then, I passed them on to all my friends who recently had become mothers.
With Mother's day just around the corner, I wanted to share some of my favorite "Dirty Little Secrets" from I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids:
"I lost my job but still dropped my son off at daycare and pretended to look for a job while I went shopping and got a manicure."
"Sometimes I think I can't believe I gave up nine months of drinking for this."
"I let my six year old son watch Access Hollywood with me."
"I tell my daughter that I'll check on her in two minutes each night when I say goodnight...but I never do."
"We've agreed not to have t.v. in our house. The moment my husband goes out of town, I pull out the hidden thirteen-inch screen and rent some videos for my kids."
"Sometimes I secretly let the milk run out so I have to make a late-night grocery run - all by myself. I drive slowly, put the windows down, and enjoy a tiny piece of solitude."
"I want my own apartment because I don't like people touching my stuff. And I would prefer if my husband didn't visit."
"I tell lies. Soccer practice was cancelled; we can't go. Or the pool's not open; we can't go."
"I tell my daughter, 'You are only two years old. It says right here on the package you can only have two cookies.' "
"We were in the grocery store, and when we hit the wine aisle, she screamed, 'That's mommy's juice!' "
AND, MY PERSONAL FAVORITE:
"When I'm at Safeway, I buy a Nordstrom gift card and charge it as groceries. I can justify it that way."
We all have our own dirty little secrets. These are not necessarily mine, but I enjoyed the honesty and candor of the mothers who shared their stories in these books. What's MY dirty little secret? I tell myself my daughter is at "school" when it's really day care. And, there are plenty more where that came from.
What is YOUR dirty little secret?
Monday, May 3, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
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