Mom Nation

You may have noticed that the Mom Nation website has reverted back to the Summer. There is a reason for this. I did something really stupid. Being that I am such a fan of self-depreciation, I am going to share my stupidity with you. Stupid Thing #1: Switching Website Hosting Myself  I like things to [...]

When I first started using Twitter about 18 months ago, there was a lot of buzz about the Tassimo Coffee Machine. All of the cool bloggers were talking about them and many were giving them away. The more they talked about their Tassimo machines, the more I needed one. I wanted to be one of [...]

Well, here I am on week 5 in my weight loss journey. Wow, last week was quite a learning experience for me. After writing my last post asking if I should be focusing more on losing inches or weight, I took the conversation to Twitter, Facebook and Google+. After more than 25 responses on Twitter, [...]

I met Donloree Hoffman in February of last year. She was interviewing me for a position at a website company that thankfully, I was successful at landing.  Donloree has an energy about her. It’s hard to explain, but you feel like you could take over the world. She is kind, considerate and genuine. From the moment [...]

Here I am, four weeks into my weight loss journey. In the past four weeks, I have struggled and felt like I was on top of the world. One thing is for sure, this is a full lifestyle change. I used to make excuses to stop myself from getting off of the couch. There was [...]

It’s week three of my weight loss journey. I’ve had one week of eating a lot of desserts and one with a lot of learning experiences. After my last post, I came to the realization that I need to exercise more. This was my goal of week 3. Get off my ass and get moving. [...]

Well, here I am on week 2 of my weight loss journey. Last week, I wrote that I lost a pound and a half and had some real moments of truth. I will share with you how this week went. Things I Did Well: Stayed away from desserts! Woo Hoo! I even went to a [...]

As you know, I am on a journey to lose 20 pounds by the end of August. Here is a recap of my first week with my new lifestyle change. Things I Did Well: I met my goal of walking through 3 lunch hours. I took the dogs for walks 3 days last week. One [...]

I am about to admit something to you that I haven’t actually voiced out loud before. I am an emotional eater. I have a problem. I need help. I have decided to start a weekly journal of my weight loss. My goal is to lose 20 pounds by the end of August. This gives me [...]

Okay, I know I wrote a blog post about how much I wanted an iPad, but I wouldn’t give my kidney for it. You know who would? A 17 year old kid in Shanghai. A 17-year-old student in Anhui Province sold one of his kidneys for 20,000 yuan only to buy an iPad 2. Now, [...]