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Challenge #9 – Pamper your feet

I don't know what it is, but a good foot rub can almost be as good as an orgasm. (I said, almost.) Afterward you have that same light, tingly sensation flowing throughout your lower half and that inexplicable, "Honey, can I make you some breakfast?" desire. Whenever my husband would give me a footrub (and damnit, I don't know why those offers only come once every five years), I would be … [Continue reading...]

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Challenge #8 – Clean out your purse

Welcome to the Happy Mom challenge. For more on this series, click here. My purse is a mess right now. Like, seriously. I can't find anything, it takes me more than four seconds to hoist it up on my shoulder because it's so heavy, but the worst part of all is that I can't seem to stop myself. Right now, I have a big roomy purse, big enough for all my essentials and then some. What's in my … [Continue reading...]

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Challenge #7 – Have a happy hour

I found myself in a rut last year, as moms sometimes do. I would wake up, get my kids dressed, go to work, come home, make dinner, feed my kids, bathe my kids, read stories to my kids, tickle my kids, give my kids goodnight kisses, and then tuck my kids into bed. Then I'd go to my computer to work to bring in additional income to take care of my kids. Every day. The same thing. But then I … [Continue reading...]

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Challenge #6 – Go to bed

Welcome to the #HappyMom challenge. For more information on the challenge, click here. This is the flip side to yesterday's challenge of starting the day before the kids wake up. Today's challenge is to give yourself permission to go to bed early. And I don't mean like 11 p.m. early. I mean like put-the-kids-to-bed-and-then-get-your-butt-in-the-bed-too. I've talked to soooo many moms … [Continue reading...]

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Challenge #5 – Start the day before the kids wake up

Welcome to challenge #5 of the Happy Mom series. For more info, click here. So how many of you have living, breathing alarm clocks? By this I mean, you wake up every morning because the kids are awake. Then you jump out of bed, feeling like you're already 10 minutes behind on your whole day. Yup, that used to be me. Then I started working out in the mornings. (I know - shocking. If you had … [Continue reading...]

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Challenge #4 – Watch a LONG movie

Welcome to challenge #4 in the Happy Mom series. I knew motherhood had changed my life forever when I started rejecting movies based on their length. It took me an entire weekend of start-pause-start-pause-rewind-start-"What did he say?"-pause-play to watch the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which clocks in at almost three hours. After that, I started watching movies that were a more … [Continue reading...]

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Challenge #3 – Stress less

Welcome to challenge #3 of the #HappyMom challenge. Need to catch up on previous challenges? Click here. Challenge #3 Everyone talks about stress. "Oh, I'm so stressed. I need a vacation." Or, "Man, work is really stressing me out." But do we really know what stress is? Do we know how to prevent it? The most basic definition of stress is "physical, mental, or emotional strain or … [Continue reading...]

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Challenge #2 – Get a new bra

And throw away the old ones while you're at it. Ladies, let's talk. Your boobs have been through a lot. Pregnancy, engorgement, breastfeeding, biting (was it just my kids...?), sore nipples, etc. Let's treat 'em right. Here are some tips and stores to check out. They'll help you get fitted and buy some new bras that won't cost an arm and a leg (and thigh): My tips: Try full coverage … [Continue reading...]

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