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So it's really, really official. I became a 'Single Mommy' right before Thanksgiving. It really hurt. 8.5 years, 1 child, and now it's done. The biggest challenge that I've faced is how to co-parent without impacting my daughter's schedule or happiness. I am thankful that she's young and resillient. Her father and I never co-habitated, so it wasn't as hard to deal with someone moving out, although he did take his things. I thought that it would be harder, but I'm dealing pretty well. Trust…

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I consider my life a fine dance in balancing work, family, and personal obligations. Sometimes, my rhythm is a little off, and other times, I feel like I should be a contestant on 'So You Think You Can Dance'. Being a mom is challenging within itself, but adding the pressures of working outside the home really takes extreme coordination between all facets of my life. I still remember my first day back to work after maternity leave, crying as I pulled out of my parking lot, thinking 'How am I…

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Sometimes, we just need a break. A long, long, break. Life can be overwhelming at times, with dance practice, gymnastics, the daycare shuffle, work, the gym, dinner, laundry, and oh yeah, sleep. Sometimes, I wish that I could put a pause button on everything, and take a time out. I've written about this before (Mommies At Play: Mommy Needs A Moment), and life has recently shown me that we Mommies deserve to take some time for ourselves. I've… Continue

I was recently watching an episode of Dance Moms on Lifetime, and during the episode, the mothers of the girls, also known as the 'Dance Moms' alluded to the fact that the dance teacher was too competitive by continuously setting up the students against each other. The students seem to have become rivals in the episode, as the girls were all vying for the top spot on Abby Lee Miller's (dance choreographer & studio… Continue