Living The Dream in the Mad-Town
Before having kids you always hear about the “terrible twos”. Well in our house we never really experienced them…honestly we didn’t. In fact, as our daughter reached age two my husband and I thought how awesome that stage was and how grateful we were to have a child that was so fun, happy go lucky, [...]
Jenny Fiore is an author who lives and writes in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband and two children. She is a 2007 Pushcart Prize nominee and Special Mention honoree for literary nonfiction. Jenny currently blogs atwww.themomplex.net and just released her first book, After Birth: Unconventional Writings from the Mommylands, Through contemplative essays, tongue-in-cheek screenplay excerpts, and saucily [...]
Welcome to the Mamas@Work series where we ask fellow moms to share their routines, tips, and advice on balance and daily life. Each week we hope to feature a new guest and the gadgets, apps, tips, and tricks that keep them productive and out of the crazy house every week. If you or someone you [...]
Being a Mom is by far the most rewarding thing in my life. I’d like to think of myself as a good Mom. I love on, nurture, snuggle, run errands with my daughter, take her to swimming, gymnastics, to friends’ houses to play and I make sure she is well fed and clothed. But I [...]
Now that the holidays are over, we are left to some how get through the rest of winter. What better way then a spa day with your little one? Back in November, Mamas Gone Madison were invited to attend a grand opening of a new kids spa, Scoops Kids Salon, in the Hilldale Mall. Michelle [...]
December 14th, 2012 will forever be a day that marks one of America’s saddest days. Most of us probably never heard of Sandy Hook Elementary school, but after the horrible tragedy that took place there, that school and community will always be part of our thoughts. I for one have many moments throughout the day [...]
I am a self proclaimed germ-a-phob. I fully admit that I carry hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes with me everywhere I go. I wipe down carts at department and grocery stores. I use to use those cart covers when my daughter was younger. Now there are times I think I take it too seriously and [...]
Since the weather has started to be nice and warm we are outside ALL the time! I am always trying to think of new crafty projects that my almost three year old can do. She was really excited when I told her we were going to make our own bird feeders. In fact, her response [...]
How many of you menu plan for the week? I’ve always made a great effort in the past to do this. I would consider Sunday as the day to plan out meals and go grocery shopping for the week. This usually would last for a week and then we were back into our old habit [...]
My family was desperate for a vacation. My little man, who’s not quite two, was walking around the house begging to go to the beach and my daughter has been saving her pennies to fly to Florida. However, with limited time and resources a full blown vacation was just not possible. Fortunately, we found the [...]
