So, my time is up. Maternity leave is officially over and yesterday I made my return to work. I kissed my little princess as much as possible and told her how much her mommy loves her. She just looked me in the eyes and laughed and smiled. I know she’s fine in the hands of […] Read more…
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De-Nile…It ain’t just an Egyptian River
I have been at home since May. That’s the month my bed rest began before my little princess was born in July. Now that she’s here, I’m having those feelings all over again. The same feelings I had when my son was born. I don’t want to leave her. I am more than getting used […] Read more…
Guest Post: Work/ Life: Seeking Balance
Today, I’d like to welcome Patrice Washington to Bibs & Baubles! She’s a mom, career woman, and style maven! Her story of how having kids changed her is something I can totally relate too. You’re probably reading the title of this post and saying to yourself, “Here we go again. Some woman trying to tell […] Read more…
Missing Out?
I was sitting in a conference room at work for a meeting. I glanced out of the window. There were a few moms out back pushing their kids in the swings. I should mention there’s a playground connected to our building. Moms and nannies from the surrounding neighborhood come to hang out with their kids […] Read more…
Hot Topic Thursday: When Mommy Works
Working is awesome. Being a mom is beyond awesome. Put the two together and it can be a sucky situation. Sometimes I feel like the term working mom is some sort of oxymoron. Yes, it’s great to get out there and do your thing in the workplace. Interacting with other adults, meeting deadlines and bringing […] Read more…
All By Myself
Last week, I was rolling solo. My husband was out of town for work for the WHOLE week! Our son and our dog were keeping me more than busy. In the days leading up to my husbands trip, I was getting pretty anxious. I knew what I was in for and it wasn’t going to […] Read more…
Working Mom Blues
Working Mom Top 8 (because top 10’s are so last year :)) 1 – don’t be jealous of SAHM peeps they have their challenges too. You’re not competing you’re actually on the same team 2 – mommy guilt sucks! Know it and find some way to deal with it 3 – when you are with […] Read more…
Little Things
The other night I was a bit of a frazzled mess. I was cooking dinner for my family as usual and just felt exhausted. As I was cooking, I started thinking about how crazy our weeks are. After working all day I rush home to get dinner started and have about 20 minutes to get […] Read more…
Finding “Me” Time
Working out has become a popular topic with me. There are a few reasons for that sort of obsession. One of those reasons being the importance of health and fitness to me. Another is that becoming a mother shifted my focus to being all about my son and while that’s great, I realized that I […] Read more…
Blogging 101
Bibs & Baubles isn’t my first foray into the blogging world. My first blog was Style Soup. I love fashion and beauty and this blog was all about that world. I loved it. I was totally committed to it. I was a blogging fool – all for an audience of about three. In this blogging […] Read more…
