http://www.lamommy.com The Glitz! The Glamour! The Celebrities! Mmm... Not really Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:08:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I thought I would pass this along, as a working mother: Yesterday, Working Mother magazine announced the winners of its annual Working Mother 100 Best Companies list. Demonstrating the power of change and their unwavering commitment to parents nationwide, 100 percent of this year’s winning companies offer flextime ... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2011/working-mother-heres-a-great-list/ Weddings expert Cara Davis has some great tips on how to save on your wedding! Now, I'm already married to LA Daddy but I thought I'd share anyway! Cara is the author of Cheap Ways to Tie the Knot and blogs from her home in Orlando, FL, about cheap ways to ... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2011/getting-married-save-some-cash/ I don't know about you, but the chirpy tales that dominate the public discussion about aging -- you know, the ones that tell us that age is just a state of mind, that "60 is the new 40" and "80 the new 60" -- irritate me. What's ... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2011/the-truth-about-getting-old-it-sucks/ L.A. Baby is 3 months old now and thus my 12 weeks "off" on maternity leave have ended. I had every intention of treating this blog as a journal to L.A. Baby and writing all about our glorious first 3 months together, just the two of us, but then, ... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2008/hi-ho-hi-ho-its-off-to-work-i-go/ She's here! Arriving right on time November 2nd. We're both healthy and doing well. You can read more about the day on L.A. Daddy's blog. Stay tuned... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2007/welcome-la-baby/ Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, Dear Sweet Husband! We've come a long way since celebrating your 25th all those years ago and I've enjoyed every moment since. Thank you for coming into my life, loving me and for giving me the two sweetest babies ever born. ... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2007/happy-birthday-la-daddy/ So if you've been following LA Daddy's blog you'll know that I've just finally finished working - at 39 weeks pregnant - and now I'm a woman of leisure. I've spent the past two days 'fiddling around' at home. Today I turned into Becky Home-ec-y. I made pumpkin bread and ... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2007/labor-day-night/ It's October 8th - less than a month 'til LA Fetus's due date, and less than a month 'til the most important of LA Toddler's food holidays - Halloween! I'm still working full time and hoping to until the end of the month so this means I'm in a ... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2007/costume-o-rama/ Last night, L.A. Toddler and I were sitting on the couch waiting for the fabulous 'ding' of the doorbell (because it means our Chinese takeout has arrived! Ya-hoo! I don't have to cook!) and she's trying to convince me she's entitled to a couple of the jelly beans that her dad ... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2007/la-toddler-quote-of-the-day/ Everyone says that the second (and subsequent) baby just doesn’t get as much attention as the first. And I understand that completely, but I can’t help but feel guilty and sad for L.A. Fetus. I’m eating well, exercising, not allowing myself to get too upset about anything – all good stuff. ... http://www.lamommy.com/me/2007/la-fetus-update/