Mother's Day has come and gone. But is there a way to carry over the warm and fuzzy feeling of the Hallmark holiday into your day-to-day routine? You bet. It all starts with you and your mindset.

Around this time last year, when I was surveying preschools, one of...

They run their businesses on everyone else's schedules. Today's "mompreneurs" do market research, line up publicity and assemble purchase orders within little windows of time sandwiched between carpool, naptime and grocery shopping.

"It is multi-tasking at its finest," explains Gabrielle DeSantis, co-owner with fellow mom Monica Hillman, of Gigi...

I'm one of those women who craves the kind of advice Hungry Girl serves up each day. It's friendly and practical guidance on eating well and still being able to zip your pants. When a friend introduced me to HG's daily emails last year, I was hooked.

But as Lisa...

I've always liked granola. But before my children were born, no one would have ever called me the earthy, crunchy type. I'll admit, I really didn't spend a whole lot of time thinking about the environment. Yet a few months into this mom thing, I was surprised to find myself...

The first time it happened, it was as if I had landed in a Seinfeld episode. Harmless office chit-chat turned awkward when a male colleague I didn't know very well struck up a friendly conversation about my breasts.

"So I assume you're planning on breastfeeding," he casually inquired.

This...

As I thumbed through all of those sunny pregnancy magazines, absorbing the upbeat stories of "stroller-size" and the blissful sorority I was about to join, I thought for sure that with the birth of our twins, I'd also connect with a cool new circle of friends. Oh, and that was...

Someone is finally saying what so many parents think but rarely blurt out loud. When did parenting get so expensive and why do our kids need all of this stuff? I'm talking about the luxury strollers and designer layettes that ultimately give way to $100 toddler jeans, homemade baby food...

I have housework on the brain this morning. My husband is out of town and suddenly, I feel like my workload has doubled. Well, not really. But as I stand here bleary-eyed, waiting for that first sip of coffee to kick in, I'm alternating between entertaining our twin two-year-olds and...

Along this new motherhood journey, I have often heard whispers of a mythic plague that spreads like wildfire throughout the house, leaving no tummy untouched. With spring in the air, I was just about rejoicing that we had made it through...

It might be a stretch to compare a stint in rehab, a DUI or a shoplifting conviction to the transition into motherhood. But stay with me for a sec. When I saw the recent New York Times story about the...

I have a quirky confession to make. I love going to the pediatrician. Over the last two years, I've gleefully counted the days from one appointment to the next for our regular well baby (now well child) check-ups. Shots aside, those...

Most days, my to-do list gets longer as the day wears on. That's not the way it's supposed to be, I tell myself. But inevitably, the more I try to cross things off, the more I remember at least three other...

If you're a serial dieter, like so many other Americans, you probably know all of the "tricks" and "miracle" plans. You've been to South Beach, spent some time in The Zone and have become a personal friend of the late Dr....

Forget the expensive chocolates. Forgo the flowers. This Valentine's Day, defy expectations by doing something so daring your sweetheart will be begging for more. I'm talking about a gesture so wildly romantic and heartfelt, he or she will remember it for...

I've taken the plunge. Well, at least, I've taken my first plunge, that is, into a chilly pool at 6:30 this morning for a swimming technique class that's supposed to help me prepare for my latest athletic endeavor: a real triathlon....

New motherhood not only saps your energy, but feels like it claims more than a few brain cells, too. Every mom of young children I've met sheepishly admits to her own "mommy moments." You know the times you leave...

I seem to recall that fifth grade was about the time the ultimate insult implied a girl still played with Barbie. It was totally uncool. It was the year we suddenly started navigating cliques at school and really started noticing boys....

From Halle to J. Lo to Julia, the public is going ga-ga over celebrity offspring. And with the spotlight shining bright on baby bumps galore, it seems that Hollywood starlets are starting families later and later (Jamie Lynn Spears...

When I was pregnant, I really didn't consider that I would deliver anywhere else except in the hospital with an epidural to numb the pain. I knew there was a chance I might have a C-section because I was...

When you feel crushed by an avalanche of diapers to be changed, dishes to wash and laundry to fold, it isn't easy to see beyond the next mountain of disarray. In early motherhood, sometimes every day feels like Groundhog...