Mother's Lounge

We here at Mothers’ Lounge aren’t real big on forwards, but when this one came across it, we thought it was worth sharing. Written By Regina Brett at 90 years old “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written.” 1. Life isn...

I just wanted to share a quick thought about achieving our goals. To achieve our goals, we must be proactive in our actions, and not allow life to happen to us. Life will always have something to throw at us, we know and understand this...

Here is President Barack Obama’s speech about education given from Dayton, OH. Whether you agree or disagree with the fact that he gave this speech, as an adult, it is worth a listen. ...

We each encounter change in one form or another in our lives. Sometimes we are the impetus for that change, other times change is enforced upon us. Change can most certainly seem daunting...

The family is the most important social group we have. Families serve as the starting point for almost every individual in society. Families can take many forms. Even if we do not belong to an actual family, we still probably belong to a social group that we consider to be our family...

Everybody goes through hard times, and everybody has crises. These crises can be big or small. When we have these crises, we must avoid catastrophizing. Catastrophizing is an irrational thought a lot of us have - we believe that something is far worse than it actually is...

This is just a quick reminder to be careful about what you tweet on Twitter, what you post on Facebook, and what you talk about in your blogs...

Sleep is very important to everybody’s health. Having a good night’s sleep can help ensure that you stay healthy, both mentally and physically. Here are 11 Habits for a Better Night’s Sleep… Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. Even if it’s the weekend, or vacation. Doing th...

That’s right, burn it, you don’t need it anymore. That list is probably chock-full of things that you’ve needed to get done at one point or another, and knowing it’s there, and that it’s full of things to do may be weighing you down. Your pri...

So, how does using cash save you money? Sometimes you may find that gas stations will offer a 10 cent discount on fuel if you pay with cash. Sure that’s great, but what about saving money overall? ...

Do you feel tired during the day, for no real reason? You’re probably not getting enough sleep at night. Not getting enough sleep at night will make you tired during the day. Well duh, right? ...

Are you feeling overwhelmed lately? If you are, it could be some of the little things that are very much in your control that are making you feel this way. Take a look around you right now. That’s right, right now, we’ll wait… Ok, so now that you’ve looked around, what do you notice? Are th...

How many times do you go to the grocery store in a week? If you go more than once, you may be spending money that you don’t need to. Besides the obvious savings in fuel, if you take more than one trip a week, you may be putting small things in your basket that you don’t really need. Do...

I was recently told by the Dr. my 5 yr old daughter has bladder reflux and has to be on antibiotics for a year in hopes of out growing the condition. They said if she gets anoth UTI she will have to have surgery. Has anyone been through this? It is scaring me half to death...