One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!

Every Night With a New Baby is a Party



I was blessed with a really sweet baby.  However, after she had been home about a week and a half she started to sleep all day and wanted to party at 11 PM, 1 AM, 3 AM, 5 AM and 7AM.  I think that someone told her that her mama used to be a party girl.  They clearly forgot to emphasize “used to be”!


When I was pregnant someone told me to get all of the sleep that I could.  Despite that advice I was not at all prepared for the extent of the sleep deprivation.  It was as if I was in a constant trance.  I slept. I nursed. And I thought about sleeping, nursing and sleep during the "break time". 

All in all, life was good.  I had a healthy baby who was acting like, a baby.  I didn't have anything serious to worry about. 

Eventually though the sleep deprivation, inexperience and anxiety of being a new parent made me more than a little crazy...
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led display said…
very happy to visit here!
Nikki said…
I remember those early days, I am actually amazed that I was still able to function with just 2/3 hrs of sleep
Conniel said…
Love the blog girl! I don't even normally read blogs! :)