motherhood

May 14, 2013

Book Review | Maya Angelou’s “Mom & Me & Mom”

My family knows me so well. This Mother's Day, in addition to gorgeous flowers, cards, and a delicious cup of well made coffee, Ayva and Terrence also gave me Maya Angelou's new book, "Mom & Me & Mom". The author, known for her compelling autobiographies, lets readers in on the colorful relationship that she had with her mother, Vivian Baxter. Although Angelou didn't live with her mother until she turned 13 years old, they still developed a close bond that they both seemed to depend on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: book · Tagged: book, book review, Maya Angelou, mom, motherhood

May 2, 2013

The 5 Rules of Mommy Travel

By brandijeter · 3 Comments

I travel a lot for my job. In the last eleven months, I've been on nine business trips. I've left my daughter behind for all except once. We've come a long way since that fateful first trip away from her when she was 17 months old. You know that trip. The one where I met my now fiancé? Before that trip, I was understandably anxious, and I even felt a little guilty about leaving her. Although I knew she was in good hands, I was still nervous about leaving her when we'd never spent even a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting · Tagged: business trips, motherhood, parenting, travel, working mom

Mar 22, 2013

On The Move With Stonyfield Smoothies

By brandijeter · 10 Comments

If you know Ayva and me, you know that we are constantly on the move. We love exploring, so there's no telling where we're going to end up from day to day. The only thing that I know for sure when we leave the house on our adventures is that eventually we are going to end up hungry. There have been many times that I've stopped at the gas station trying to find the least of the disgusting snack evils to ward off our hunger until we got home. At this point, I'm too nervous about all of the high … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting · Tagged: 3 year old, fruit, motherhood, on the go snacks, preschool, smoothies, snacks, Stonyfield, toddler, vegetables, yogurt

Feb 16, 2013

{@ShotAtLife} A Mother’s Sacrifice

By brandijeter · 1 Comment

It's interesting how something random can bring up an old memory. This week, while in Washington, D.C. for the Shot@Life Champion Summit, I was reminded of a moment that happened with me when Ayva was a little baby. As an infant, she suffered with asthma-like symptoms that were exacerbated in extreme climate conditions. Her first winter was rough, but surprisingly, so was her first summer. Apparently, the air conditioner at her daycare, on full blast to compete with the thick Philly heat, was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting · Tagged: advocacy, immunization, motherhood, Shot At Life, vaccinations

Apr 11, 2012