HOW TO CLEAN THE HOUSE:

1. Open a new file in your PC .

2. Name it “Housework.”

3. Send it to the RECYCLE BIN.

4. Empty the RECYCLE BIN.

5. Your PC will ask you, “Are you sure you want

To delete Housework permanently?”

6. Calmly answer, “Yes,” and press mouse button firmly……

7. Feel better?

Works for me!

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My girlfriend called me last night. She was so excited! She posted a topic on MomRelief.com forum and received great support from other moms. She has a three months old daughter who is crying a lot. The daughter often has colic and sometimes cries three hours in a row. My girlfriend was so worried! She was thinking that something is really going wrong with her baby. My girlfriend’s family members and friends told her that this happens sometimes with newborns, she thought that they just wanted to calm her down. However, when she received comments from other moms who were facing the same problem she felt much better. She told me that now she feels totally relieved. I truly believe that mom’s forum is a wonderful way to communicate with other mothers, discuss issues, exchange their experiences and find support!

My daughter was the sweetest angel. I was such a proud mom when I gave birth to her! It was a great pleasure to have a child! She was so loving, sweet and affectionate! We were always having a wonderful time together. We were playing, reading, learning and snuggling together. All the years from her birth, to childcare, to school age I was thinking that to be a mom is like being in the heaven with an angel.  I would never even think that one day it could change…

The transition from an adorable child to a teenager was like a thunderstorm in the middle of a sunny day! One day my little angel just decided that she grew up and could do everything by herself. She thought that she knows what is best to do after school, how to choose friends, and what TV program to watch, etc. She is still listening to me about school and health issues but has become totally independent about her private life decisions. My daughter’s adolescence was a shock to me in the beginning. Fortunately, I have read books about teens learned that I do not have to survive it. Instead, I have a tremendous opportunity to forge new connections between us. I realized that I couldn’t treat her as a little girl anymore. I have to give her an opportunity to grow, mature and become an independent woman. We are still spending our mother/daughter time together but in different ways.

I would suggest to moms who are having a hard time adjusting to their teens become better friend to with them and give them a chance to grow up. You should prepare yourself that it won’t be easy but it is worth it. Very often children in their adolescence act unpredictable and not respectful. I remember one morning we had a great breakfast and a very intimate conversation. I felt that we had a real connection. Two hours later she came to my room to borrow some of my clothes and said while looking at me” I think you gained a lot of weight and this lipstick makes you so old. By the way, can you drive me to my friend’s house?”  

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Who is the modern mom? She is a busy women who is trying to do her very best in raising her children, being a good wife, a good mate, developing her career, staying healthy, beautiful, sexy, smart, and happy. She wakes up in the morning, prepares breakfast and the school lunch, she then takes children to school and rushes to work. She has to manage and plan every day to feet into a weekly schedule.

Who is taking children to school? Who is driving them to the after school activities. What is for dinner, etc?  Only a mother can understand another mother’s balancing act. Men are not very good in this.

One day I decided that I needed to make my life easier and plan my family activities the same way as I plan my business. I made a written schedule of all activities for every day of the week and I assigned a person for each task.  My husband was picking up kids from school, my mother was helping me to drive my daughters to piano lessons, and I was driving them to tennis. I also found a responsible nanny who could baby-sit for my children when I had business meetings. I created schedule of play dates every two weeks. This helped me to organize two weeks block in my life. I found an organic food company to deliver food to our house two days a week. In addition, I decided to cook three days a week and go to the restaurant two days a week out. It took awhile for me to make phone calls, arrange the schedule and couple more dollars to pay for the help. After of one month operating on this schedule I was happy with how well it was all working out. Our family life become calmer, the children and my husband where happier, I had time to schedule a manicure and not to feel guilty that I am doing it at the expense of my children’s activities. May be my approach wouldn’t work for every mom but I encourage do more planning in your family enterprise. Believe me you will notice the difference and feel less stressful. Thank you MomRelief for helping out!

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 If you are a young entrepreneur, which by the way has nothing to do with your age, but the stage of development that you are in for your business - I’d like to share with you a few thoughts that will keep your head in the game even when you feel like you spinning are out of control.  Think back to your first day of high school.  As a Freshman you had no clue about what you were getting into but was the right place to be and you knew you had to get through it to get on to bigger and better opportunities, right?  Well, the same is the same for your first year in business.  You may not have to deal with acne, the ramifications of sitting in the Senior section, getting lost on your way to class, not having enough lunch money, hating your teachers, getting bullied by an upperclassman  or detention - but you will have to deal with many of the same fears of the unknown as well as true uncomfortableness from the reality of your situation - you’re new and there is nothing you can do but roll with the punches.  Your Freshman year in business you will read all the books, go to all the websites, talk to as many people as you can and yet you will still get lost, feel beat up, learn lessons you had no idea were coming your way and probably spend money on things you never needed (how many school photos  or url’s did you really need after all?).  But like figuring out your way through the quad, getting a date for homecoming, making the JV basketball team and not getting beat up after class - you will have many high points to keep you moving forward.  Revel in the joys of handing out your first business card, building a website, and getting a real paying customer. Sophomore year, things get a little better.  You’re not a Freshman anymore - hooray for that.  But you probably still have a few zits, may be on academic probation, are stressed because your parents just don’t get you.  To top it off, now you have to figure out how to get your license and how you’re going to afford to buy a car.  Better, but still a long year ahead.  In your Sophomore year of business, the good things are you now have one full year of financial information to look back on, however shocking it might seem.  You can proudly state that you are past the hardest year you’ve encountered so far and you know there is no dropping out in your future.  You’re not concerned with looking back too much because you’re moving forward.  By the time you are a Junior in school, you’re living life in the fast lane.  Ok, not the fast lane, but the one next to it.  You’re an upperclassman, you’ve survived two years.  Right on!  What could be hard about this year?  Perhaps you’ve blocked out the “joys” of the SAT’s and the uncomfortable questions that got asked at every family gathering or adult conversation you had back then - what are you going to do with your life (substitute business)?  Have you thought about your future? Likewise, as a Junior in business you’ve now sold things, marketed things, and definitely made some money.  But the questions are similar - how are you going to grow?  Where are you going to invest your money next? Who is on your team?  All big questions for a big Junior.  Fortunately, as a business Junior you have enough experience to know that the resources are out there, “teachers” are not the enemy and that when you raise your hand and ask the question, you will get an answer.  By year four in your business, you can proudly call yourself a Senior.  Ahhhh, Senior year.  Smooth sailing, fewer classes, a body/face that is not tragic - but wait!  As great as things were back then, and as great as they are in year four - there is no rest for the successful.  Sure, you’re the big man/woman on campus.  But even though you have successfully hired an employee, implemented a customer tracking system, re-branded your business identity, and have four years of P&L statements - this is really just the beginning, again.  Because after you make it through year four, a significant year according to business statistics (50% of businesses fail before year four), you should definitely take a great Senior Trip to Mexico as you will need it.  Next up - College.  Freshman year all over again.  It will never be the same as your first Freshman year but there will be many more hurdles you never expected . . . The best thing to keep in mind is that no matter how hard things may seem when starting your business,  take a moment to look back on your time in high school and again in college (if you went) and remember: you did it back then and you can do it again now.  Tell a friend

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  When I came to the Bay Area few years ago with my two daughters I was simultaneously taking care of my children, running a household, enrolled in an MBA program, and making new friends. Time was so valuable and I was desperately looking for a nanny. I ask around and a few potential candidates for a nanny position came my way. It was an unusual experience to have different strangers come to my house. Sometimes, I felt that I do not want to open my door anymore.

What I figure out was that the first important thing for me was visual and emotional energy of the person. The next important category was to see how the nanny interacted with my children. Some potential nannies were trying to charm me but didn’t really pay attention to my daughters. Other applicants were not particularly interactive. But, one lady was just what I needed. She was very warming, welcoming, calm, and intelligent. We talked, I asked for recommendations and hired her. I made a correct choice! She was with us for an almost two years and she loved my daughters like her own grand children.  For mothers who are going to interview potential nanny it is important to know that you have to trust your gut feelings. Pay attention to how your children act with the nanny. Ask the right questions. You can use ”Hire a Nanny” book about the hiring process. Also, I would recommend that you run a background check. It is not expensive and the money you will spend is well worth it.

I am so grateful that I found this site! Being a mom of four children with another on the way, I scarcely have time to breath. Me and my husband have been discussing getting a nanny for some time, but just had no idea where to start. This site has helped tremendously. The tips on interviewing were so helpful; it took a lot of the anxiety out of the Nanny dilemma for me and my husband. There are questions that I probably would not have thought of asking but that are so important. Thank you www.momrelief.com! Also the background check advice was very helpful too. We can’t wait to get started on building our family website together with the kids. I think it will be a fun learning experience for them.