Monthly Archives: July 2015

Dear Working Mama, You Don’t Have to Do It All

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Dear Working Mama, I'm here to tell you something. You don't have to do it all...and that's ok. Just because you're the mama doesn't mean...

Breaking the Summer Slump: What To Do Around Portland When You’ve...

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It’s only July and we’ve already hit it…the Summer Slump. You parents of school-age kids might know what I mean. It’s the time when...

Traveling With Young Kids:  Five Things to Remember

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Traveling with your young children can instill fear in the strongest of parents, but it doesn’t need to be a stressful, difficult experience. In...

Giving Thanks as a Fasting Mom

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It’s bedtime at our house (between 7 and 8 p.m.), and at this daily parenting finish line the usual toddler negotiations begin. Every night,...

Eight Rules of Safe Water Play

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This summer my son started taking swimming lessons.  Since he just turned one, it's really a class to get him acquainted with the water.  It...

When Less Is More: How Breast Reduction May Help Your Teen

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{Thank you to the Portland Plastic Surgery Group for sponsoring this post.} Between friends, homework, and hormones, high school girls have enough on their plates....

Boogers, Barf, and the Real Baptism of Motherhood

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There comes a day in every mother’s life that she would rather forget.  That is the day you first read the word “mucous plug.” ...

So You Got the Job Interview: Now What?

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If you are anything like me, you suffer from diarrhea of the mouth, especially in high-stress, high-anxiety situations. It’s like nerves make me lose...

When Your Family Loses Your Best (Furry) Friend

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My husband brought his Labrador Willie with him on our first date. Willie was at our wedding. He wasn't at the hospital when our...

Portland Mom Spotlight: Meet Marietta, Founder of Soothie Suckers

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{We love sharing stories of local, mom-owned businesses as well as products we think our readers will enjoy. That's why we are doubly excited...