After checking out “The Stay-At-Home Mom Survival Guide“, i am no longer wracked with guilt when I have one of the days. You know, the type of days when you just want to pull out your hair and wish that you had your life back before kids. Let’s face it, every stay at home mom has those days, we may not admit it, but we do.
Melissa Stanton is great at being honest about the issues associated with being a stay at home mom, but also encouraging you that you are not alone and that it can be rewarding. I loved her style because even when she is encouraging, she doesn’t come across as a high school cheerleader on speed! She is practical and honest, which is refreshing.
If you are a stay at home mom and sometimes feel like you are struggling, I would highly suggest checking out this book. I would also suggest checking out a local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group. This has been a lifesaver for me and I hope it will help you too! If you look under the Groups tab, you can find a local group.
I happened to stumble across this great giveaway and thought I would share it with you all. If you are pregnant, this giveaway is right up your alley! Tees for Two has some of the cutest maternity shirts, you should definately check them out!
Also, if you enjoy great mommy giveaways, make sure to check out the A Little Bliss blog! It has some great reviews and giveaways!
If you are a mom and a blogger, then you need to join this great network! The Mom Bloggers Club has been one of the best networks that I could have joined! Everyone there has been so supportive and great in helping me with my blog and just general encouragement.
I love the forums and have learned so much from all the knowledge there. This network has just shy of 3,000 members, and the blogs are all so varied! So make sure to check it out, even if you are blogging veteran or newbie! It is worth it!
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I’m taking a minute to talk about something other than my typical geeky stuff. As part of my new focus to help mom enhance their lives, I feel that this is worth mentioning. I just finished watching “Fireproof” written and directed by Alex Kendrick, who brought us “Facing the Giants“. Now, if you’ve seen Facing the Giants and thought it was a good story with some big cheese factor, don’t discount Fireproof! Fireproof is the Kendrick’s sophomore effort on the big screen and in my opnion, much more realistic to normal life, with no cheese factor thrown in.
This movie is about a couple who is on the brink of divorce. The main character Caleb(played by veteran actor Kirk Cameron) is a fire captain who has given everything to everyone else but his wife. His wife, who is not perfect either, won’t give him any respect.
After an all out fight, Caleb meets with his dad, who mails him a book called The Love Dare. In which he has forty days to complete forty tasks. As for if is saves his marriage or not, watch the movie!
I will tell you that I have been going through The Love Dare book. Why would someone who is studying to be a marriage and couples counselor take part in a book like this, you ask? Well, for two reasons: 1. Every marriage needs work, no matter how good things are going and 2. How can I as a counselor recommend this book to my potential clients if I haven’t done the work myself?
So, grab your hubby or wife, get a babysitter (if needed) and curl up and watch it together. Also, don’t forget to grab The Love Dare book!
I was browsing Ning for some great mom networks and joined a few. One of the gals at recommended this great site for moms who game it’s the Gamer Moms Club and I am very proud to be a member. They watch XPlay, game and just rock!
So if you game and are a mom, check it out!
I just picked up the book “How Computer Games Help Children Learn” by David William Shafer. I am already to Chapter Three and really enjoying it! As a mom and a gamer I feel that so far this book justifies allowing my daughter to play games (age appropriate, of course!). I’ll let you know more after I have finished the book, but so far so good!
Okay after watching ABC’S Lost, I was more confused than ever, but intrigued at the same time. I have to admit, I am hooked again! The whole idea of a time-traveling island is interesting to say the least, but what I am wondering is just how they are all going to get back to the island within the 78 hours.
I am also curious to find out who is ordered the blood tests for both Kate and Aaron. Hmm…
As for great blogs about Lost, I have poured through them all and found this to be the best one. DarkUFO has some of the best information regarding Lost out there. They have so much information that I literally spent half a day looking through it and still didn’t see it all. It’s like Disneyland, it can’t be done in one day!
So, what do you think of Lost and what are your thoughts about all the time travel as well?
As long as I have been writing this blog, I have noticed that I have been using my geek knowledge to help moms and other tech newbs out there. I have changed the focus from just reveiwing things to reviewing things that help moms or other tech newbs. Things that can enhance their lives, such as how to set up Netflix queues, to simple things like what games are kid friendly. I started to have that focus and then lost it for awhile.
So, the posts will be a different focus and I have added my new website promise. I hope that you enjoy the new focus and direction and I hope that it will enhance your life as well.
We recently bought our daughter the V-Tech V-Motion game system. She loves it! It has a great controller that is easy to use. You can play the games with either the joystick option, or use the entire controller like a Wii controller.
The games are fun and educational and I have no problem letting her play while I get my housework done. I’m not nervous about any inappropriate content. If you already have VSmile games, the VMotion is backwards compatable, which makes it nice. I haven’t played with this feature yet, because I just found the VSmile game today. However, once we try it out, I’ll get back to you all. Another great feature is the USB option. You can upload your child’s progress to the VTech website to see how they are improving and learning!
As a mom, I totally recommend this game system for your younger kids. It’s fun, educational and they learn some basic gaming moves as well! This Geek Mom gives it two thumbs up!
Normally, I would talking about video games, movies and etc. But I need to take a moment to talk about something that is far more important. Your health.
After watching just the first half hour of the new season of the Biggest Loser, I have already purged 95% of the candy and crap food in our house. Watching Jerry from the white team pass out after doing his own workout that he came up with was scary. I am five months pregnant and am working out (mild workouts) when I can, but I had some weight to lose before that, about 20 pounds. I lost 12 pounds due to extreme morning sickness and am at an okay weight right now, even for being pregnant.
But let’s face it, gamers are not usually known for their physicques. We’ve all heard the stereotypes, that we are lazy and we just sit on the couch drinking energy drinks and gaming all night. Whether these stereotypes are true for you or not, make sure that you are getting some exercise and eating healthy. If not for yourself, then for the thought that if you don’t take care of yourself, what bitchin games are you going to miss out on when you are dead.
Sorry to sound doomsdayish or morbid, but it is January and people are thinking more about their health. I would just hate to see another person from our gaming community be lost.