Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Our Moms Council talks about what the do to make the first day back special.
Moms Talk is a feature on Patch that is part of an initiative on our sites to reach out to moms and families. Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in the East Windsor-Hightstown-Cranbury area. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council, which includes Susan Masone, Siri Heinrichs, Cristina Fowler, Christine O'Brien and our intrepid columnist Lauren Kim, takes your questions, gives advice and shares solutions to the problems vexing all of us. Have a question you would like to share, or just want to provide your opinion on the question of the week? Head over to the comments section to do just that. So grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start the …
Friday, August 19, 2011
Summer’s end isn’t a welcome event for columnist.
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Friday, August 19, 2011
While some moms may be anxiously counting down the days until the first day of school, I am not. I am a mom who loves having her kids at home over the summer. Sure, there have been times when I’ve had to burn the candle from both ends to get in writing time and to get around-the-house chores completed. There have been days when my kids have been cranky or bored, pestering me about what we can do that day. But, I am sure going to feel not just a little sad when they return to school just after Labor Day. I’ve been enjoying my time with my girls, especially as they’ve enjoyed new sights and experiences over the summer. They’ve taken baking, art, gardening and music classes at camp, and we traveled as a family to Washington, D.C. I love …
Friday, July 8, 2011
Necessity helps mom's columnist declutter home.
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Friday, July 8, 2011
It is surprising how much you can get done when the motivation is big, or you need to get something done. Just this week, the Patch Moms Council, of which I am a member, shared our insights on how we conquer clutter in the home. While many of the moms on the council hold the enviable position of owning what sounds like tidy, clutter-free homes, I confessed in the column that my house is a mess. My house has tons of clutter, and although I am constantly working to vanquish it, I can never seem to get a handle on it. On Wednesday, the day that the column published, I went out for dinner with my daughters and a friend of mine and her daughter to celebrate my friend’s birthday. Just before our dinner was concluded, my friend’s daughter …
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Each week, East Windsor Patch will pose a question to our Moms Council and then ask our readers to join in the conversation.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Moms Talk is a new feature on Patch that is part of a new initiative on our sites to reach out to moms and families. Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in the East Windsor-Hightstown-Cranbury area. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council—Susan Masone, Siri Heinrichs, Cristina Fowler, Christine O'Brien and our intrepid columnist Lauren Kim—takes your questions, gives advice and shares their solutions to the problems vexing all of us. Have a question you would like to share, or just want to provide your opinion on the question of the week? Head over to the comments section to do just that. So grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start the …
Lauren Kim
9:30 am on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
That certainly would make a girl feel special, Lisa! Very sweet. I'll have to remember that -- that would be a nice birthday surprise, too. more ›