Even as a work at home mom, I need a reliable babysitter when I have a networking event or meeting with a client outside of my son's preschool hours.

We also use a sitter for date nights (when it's in the budget).

Here's why I recently gave our sitter a raise: http://mommytalkshow.com/news-information/video-when-is-it-time-to-give-the-babysitter-a-raise/…

Ever since we moved into our new neighborhood I've been keeping an eye out for another little girl my daughter's age.  I plan to live in this house for awhile and one of my mini dreams for Izzy to grow up with her own BFF.  I met a grandmother and granddaughter walking the neighborhood last week that I'm hoping she could become friends with Izzy.  It turns out that this little girl has the same name except for an added "A" at the end and has the same birth month.…

Even before the launch of the site, I was starting to get a little confident in the sitter booking department.  Give me a week or a day, I’ll go ahead and commit to plans because I KNEW I could find a sitter.  Don’t get me wrong, there is still a huge problem with finding a sitter you know when you need one, but I was finding myself on the fortunate side of the coin time and time again.…

Imagine a scene from Footloose and you have a basic idea of what my high school prom looked like…without the grain elevator, without the cakes and pies, and without the fighting.  But, there were plenty of pastel colored long dresses, and ridiculously pastel ruffled tuxedos.  Roses and baby’s breath abounded and everyone was on their best behavior.

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In an effort to create some memories that last forever with minimal waste or carbon output try these Friday night (or anytime) date ideas! Feel free to mix and match!

Although you should definitely use reusable table wear, I thought this ad was way too…

Pushing Buttons in Relationships

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