Claudine

Happy Mother's Day to all those wonderful mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers and caregivers!  You are simply the best!!!! 

Have you met our blogger Jen Kogan?  She is a mom and family therapist who helps parents because we all need a little help sometimes!

See some fabulous ideas for summer dining.  Check out the picnic essentials list and don't miss the section on healthy eating.  As always, Janell highlights some beautiful design spaces and gives advice on creating a gorgeous bedroom sanctuary.

My friends at Great Beginnings in Gaithersburg, MD have a Britax Child Safety Event coming up on May  26, 2012.  See all the details below.  If you are shopping for a stroller or car seat, don't miss this event! You will receive 25% off all Britax products on the day of the event.  Now that is worth the trip!!

http://www.britaxusa.com/expectgreatness/tour

Life tends to move at the speed of sound. With a 6-year-old daughter, a new baby, a busy household and a website to run, I don’t always have time for some of the fun events that I am invited to as a local blogger and webmaster. I had to throw that name in…it cracks me up every time I say or write it. I digress…

30 Days of Bump and Bling (Discount Tickets)

$10.00 Off "General Admission" Ticket

30 DAYS OF BUMP AND BLING! For the next thirty days until our Spring Expo kicks-off on May 19th, we will offer discounts, special prizes from our partners, style news, mom advice and MORE.

Capital City Mamas will be out and about this weekend!

COME SEE US ON SATURDAY AT:

May 5th from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

I recently went to an event for Northern Virginia bloggers.  This wonderful event benefited the charity, Let Mommy Sleep.  Let Mommy Sleep supports Military Families in need.  The gathering brought together a number of mommy bloggers who had hit the scene in the past two years.  It was wild to see how many "new" blogs and parent websites had been created since I first started my original site, DC Metro Mommy back in 2008. 

Nice title…right? Well let’s face facts it is true. There are some wicked women out there and (shudder) some are even moms! Until I recently had my second child…I had sort of forgotten about the bitch factor that exists in Mommyland. I have lived in the area for 12 years, have two children and, thankfully, a large circle of friends that I cherish. I haven’t much thought about the ruthless shrews that made my life miserable when I was a new mom. While woman everywhere can be nasty and mean (as can men) I am specifically talking about bitchy moms with young children.

Have you ever had a crush on a celebrity? I don’t mean…I love Brad Pitt, I mean a female. These days I don’t just envy beautiful woman as I did when I was younger. Oh to be taller, thinner, etc. I find that my celebrity crushes are on women who seem to have it all: children, a happy marriage, an enriching career and oodles of money that allows them to do whatever they want in life.

For more information, visit www.jlnv.org/stridesforsuccess.