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Mother of Two: Guest Post by Susan Payton

March 3, 2009 By Melanie Edwards 1 Comment

I am the mother of two. They live in the same house but aren’t very close. They’re jealous of one another though. They vie for my attention. I only feed and bathe one of them. Let me explain. I have one son, Max, who’s 4. I also have my company, Egg Marketing & Public Relations, […]

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Filed Under: guest-posts Tagged With: home business, home-based business, Motherhood, small business, starting business, Wahm, Work, working moms, working mother

Toddlers PMS

February 16, 2009 By Melanie Edwards 23 Comments

Alright ladies (and men), bear with me a bit here while I go into the realm of TMI. It seems that toddlers, preschoolers – whatever the correct term is for a three year old – do in fact suffer from PMS at such an early age. You know how if you’re around a buddy of […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: daughters, girls, Motherhood, Parenting, pms, preschoolers, tantrums, toddlers, whining, Women

Salma Hayek Breastfeeds Another Woman’s Baby?

February 12, 2009 By Melanie Edwards 13 Comments

I always thought it was weird that women back in the day used to have their nannies breastfeed their babies. It seemed wrong on so many levels. And, I wasn’t even a mami at the time. Now, after having breastfed my own child and knowing how much joy it brought to both of us, it […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: africa, breastfeeding, Motherhood, nannies, nursing, pampers, Parenting, salma hayek, sex, sierra leone, tetanus, unicef, Women

Maintaining Self Balance

January 25, 2009 By Melanie Edwards 5 Comments

Sometimes us mamis just need a break. A Mami’s Time Out if you will. Even a short 5 minute break away from all the “noise” helps bring some focus back to deal with it all. I suppose we all have different ways of getting those breaks, in order to keep our sanity and maintain some […]

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Filed Under: life Tagged With: balance, Motherhood, self balance

10 Things I Miss About Not Being a Mom

November 10, 2008 By Melanie Edwards 8 Comments

In no particular order, I present to you my totally random list of things I miss about not being a mom. Staying in bed all day with the husband watching crap TV Sleeping in Taking showers together – with husband that is Going out dancing Going to a movie (without scheduling it 3 weeks in […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: just for laughs, life before kids, Motherhood

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