We Survived Daycare: If You Count Flu as ‘Surviving’

We’ve made it through two weeks of daycare. Well, technically one week, as the first week was a shortened trial run to make sure I could do it. And I did it. We all did it. And we survived. Funny thing about daycare? The germs. Everyone who has ever had kids in child care (which [...]

Do You Feel Guilty About Daycare?

Yesterday I chatted about checking out my daycare options to get some dedicated work time. I know millions of mamas drop their kids off to daycare every day. But do you feel as conflicted as I do? Let’s weigh in! poll by twiigs.com Can’t see the poll? Click her to weigh in on daycare guilt. [...]

Biting the Daycare Bullet

I’ve been a work-at-home mom since before my daughter was born. I’ve “balanced” my work with the kids and have documented some of my frustrations here. Trying to do it all, for me, meant that I was being a full-time mom during the days, writing during naps if possible, and then exhaustedly trying to work [...]

Sneaking in Me Time—Literally

In an effort to take some time for myself, I’ve made a concerted effort to get to the gym during the days. I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been a little lazy when it comes to gym time. It takes so much effort to get the two kids out of the house that [...]

Gym Daycare Finally, FINALLY, a Success

So remember that post I wrote about separation anxiety at the gym daycare? Back in July? Well, we are finally, finally, at long last, doing better with the separation anxiety. Meaning I can take an exercise class without knowing that I will definitely get interrupted. Meaning that occasionally, when I hear the “Attention members and guests” [...]

Child Care Swap: A Progress (and Workout!) Report

As I’ve mentioned, my neighbor and I are swapping childcare duties. She’s working a couple of afternoons a week, so she didn’t need full-time daycare or even true part-time daycare. So we agreed on a trade, and it’s working out fabulously so far. Because of my daughter’s separation anxiety at the gym and the fact [...]

Adventures in 10K Training

As I’m training for a 10K, one of the biggest challenges besides, you know, the RUNNING, is fitting in the running. Because I’m going more for completion than any sort of record (you can’t break a personal record if you don’t have one!), my first couple of weeks of training runs have been fairly easy, [...]

Move it Momma Fitness: A Fit Community That Caters to the Mom!

Recently I was invited to work out at Move it Momma Fitness in Huntington Beach, Calif. If you can’t tell by the name, the facility caters to moms and includes daycare for the kiddos so moms can work out. It exceeded all of my expectations. It’s not just a gym—it’s more like a community center or [...]

Child Care Swap, Coming Right Up…

Working from home as a mom of one child was hectic and exhausting (mostly because my daughter didn’t sleep). But it was manageable. I’d work during naps and later at night and get things accomplished on the weekends. Once No. 2 arrived though, life got a lot busier. It’s not as easy to get stuff [...]

Workouts, Interrupted: Dealing With Toddler Separation Anxiety at the Gym

Child care was a hugely important factor in joining my new gym. I knew that my daughter would likely take some time to adjust to having me leave her at a daycare with strangers and other children, but I didn’t really anticipate that it would take weeks and weeks of pretty consistent drop-offs without seeing a [...]

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