The following is a guest post from momAgendaCOMM blogger Beth Anne Ballance. It was never my dream to be a working mother. I assumed that my life would pan out pretty much like my own mom – get married, work a few...
Do you ever read an article, and feel so inspired by it that you save it and carry it around with you everywhere you go? That's what happened to me when I read Julie Bowen's "Aha Moment" piece in the...
The following is a guest post from momAgendaCOMM member Toni Patton. One of the first things people assume when you become a mom is "Oh, there goes her style." After all we are chasing kids, cleaning up messes, cooking dinner...
I did not make any resolutions this year, but that's ok because I would just break them, right? But here are my unofficial thoughts about what I intend to work on this year: 1. I will make time for myself:...
A well-known company, one that traditionally targets men, sent me a catalog, and it's clear from the cover that this company has decided to switch gears and directly target women. The headline on the catalog is "Her Point of View"...
The scene: My family room. Sitting on the couch with Andrew, age 14, and Jenna, age 12. Jenna: Can I go to the movies with Caroline tonight? We really want to see Vampires Suck. Me: You can’t go tonight, but...
We are excited to announce that our School Years product was featured this morning on “The Today Show”!!! We are grateful to our friends, Liz Gumbinner and Kristen Chase, of the fabulous blog CoolMomPicks, for choosing School Years as a back to school...
Earlier this week we at momAgenda displayed our product line at the National Stationery Show in New York. As I stood there in our booth, watching hundreds of buyers from stores both large and small walk by, I thought back...
I just returned from a long weekend with a group of girlfriends at one of my favorite places, Canyon Ranch Spa in the Berkshires. Unfortunately I am now suffering from post-spa stress syndrome, which is characterized by difficulty handling stress...
This morning as I sat in my office working I got a call from the school nurse. The call we all dread. Nurse: "Jamie is sick, can you come get him?" Me (not wanting to leave work): "But is he...
At this time of year, it seems like everyone is saying the same thing... "I just don't have enough time to do all the things I need to do." I know that I personally utter this phrase at least 3...
Today’s challenge was designed for very selfish reasons… the truth is I have to make a speech in a few days in front of 300 women, and my assigned topic is “Getting Your Life Back After Having Kids.” Even though...
“Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy.” Cynthia Nelms The above quote appears in this week’s weekly momAgenda spread, and when I read it I remembered being 12 years old. We all remember being...
At long last we have posted three new printables! These three were actually created especially for us by our good friends at Buttoned Up®. The women at that company are amazing organization gurus who create fabulous products. We could all...
Yesterday I was in the city and did not get home until abot 9:30. (Thank goodness for Tivo, so I still got to watch Grey's Anatomy). So I go up to my room and see a note on my bed....
This has been an amazing week. My baby, Jamie (ok he's 3, but to me he'll always be a baby) started preschool and it has been very successful so far! He is so proud to gather up his bag and...
One of my least favorite things about parenting is "the talk." You know which one I mean. When Andrew was in 3rd grade he came home one day very upset. He said everyone in his class knew what "sex" was...
Mom Dad is my dad and Matt is my brother You are definitely my favorite mother You walk outside in designer shoes You cheer me up when I am in ‘da blues Violets are blue and roses are red You...
So the nurse sent my Kindergartener, Jamie home from school today because he was complaining that his ear hurt. I was completely prepared for the trip to the doc then the subsequent trip to the pharmacy for antibiotics, been there,...
momAgenda appeared in the Sunday Styles section yesterday, in an article about great Mother’s Day gifts for different types of mommies. Unfortunately, they identified momAgenda as a great gift for “sanctimommies” — you know those moms who seem to do...
How many dinners must I make each night in order to be a good mommy? Seriously, I really can’t decide. Is it best to make one dinner for the kids and force them to eat it or suffer the consequences...
