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Feeling Not So Balanced

Posted 28th May 2008 by mamajama, tagged work-life balance, family life, difficult day

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Every once in a while I have a day where I question how everything is going in my life.  Today was one of those days (blech).  I just felt like I couldn't get traction in any area of life.  The house is a huge disaster area, babyjama was very needy, leading to not much work getting done,…

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I've been a bad bad girl....

Posted 14th May 2008 by mamajama, tagged electronics, spending money

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At least I feel like I have.  My husband and I moved to this area a year ago, and then had a baby, and never had a chance to enjoy the benefits of him making more money at his new job.  Instead we got really serious about paying off our debt.  Well, we did a big splurge last night...For…

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When it Rains it...Well, you get the picture

Posted 6th May 2008 by mamajama, tagged family emergencies, hard times

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I missed a few days on Work it, Mom!, because we're having a really tough time with some things around here.  It all began last Thursday night.  We had a huge storm with 80 mile an hour winds.  Tree limbs fell all over the neighborhood.  Our power line was ripped off the back of…

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Worrying about development can be so tough...

Posted 29th April 2008 by mamajama, tagged child development, worries

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Babyjama and I had a playdate today.  A good friend of mine just moved back to the area, and we got the kiddos together today.  Her baby is a few months younger than babyjama, and she's feeling a little anxious for him to start crawling.  Off hand, I just mentioned how I hate it when…

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Older kids with baby

Posted 22nd April 2008 by mamajama, tagged parenting, playdates, talking to friends

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Okay, so I know that I a freaked out first time mom, but it is scary to let babyjama be around older kids.  It's especially scary to let her be around older kids whose parents are very hands off.  Here's my story.  Number one, we have friends with a young daughter (3 years old) and she…

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