Author Archives: Amanda

Amanda is a married 30-something with three kids. She previously worked full-time as a clinical social worker in a homeless shelter for young mothers. She earned her masters degree while commuting to school and learned to share parenting and conflicting parenting styles with her husband. Now she is learning to manage her career, marriage, kids, and personal time. Amanda is also a writer, a continuously-trying-to-start-again runner, reader, cook, novice pianist, terrible housekeeper, and amateur juggler. She hates laundry. Contact Amanda by emailing mumblingmommy@mumblingmommy.com.

One Mom, Two Kids, One Week Tent Camping

One mom, two kids, three night, four days of tent camping and only one question; how on earth would we…

Freelance Friday: Jumping into the Freelance World

I worked in an office for a year (opposite of freelance work) and a half after I graduated with my Master’s…

Weaning Baby: Ages and Stages

The topic of a weaning baby brings up dread, fear, horror, controversy, nostalgia, and confusion. Every mother, every parent has…

Saving Money on Back to School Shopping

Back to school shopping! Back to school savings! Back to school sale! How to save on back to school!  …

Musings on Motherhood III: Beyond Babies and Toddlers

Musings and thoughts from beyond the baby and toddler stages… The baby will always be my baby, but that doesn’t…

Get Your Home Back-To-School Ready Pinterest Style

Getting my home back to school ready and organized after a summer of swimming, sand, camping, and ice cream seems…

Getting Ready for Preschool

There’s a pressure these days to get our kids ready for school. They should be able to sit still, raise…

Musings on Motherhood: Part II

A month ago I wrote a post that was basically just free thought associated with motherhood. It felt really good…

Advice for Beating the Baby Blues

After the birth of my third child I battled postpartum depression. I was anxious, cried all the time for no reason, was…

Parenting Styles: What Matters Behind the Label

There area too many options when it comes to answering the question, “What is your parenting style?” Today you can…