There is little doubt that motherhood can be one of life’s greatest joys. But as any mother knows, motherhood can also be difficult. Even in the best of situations and with all the requisite resources, mothering can be heartbreaking and backbreaking. When a mother lacks the resources to keep her...

Happy summer! www.BagtheJunk.org Starting today, and continuing every other Thursday of the month I'll be sharing the latest and greatest blogs from BagtheJunk.org . For those of you not familiar with us, Bag the Junk is a national campaign to empower school employees and other members of the...

I am an entrepreneur, a momepreneur, to be exact. I was working full-time at a university writing center when I had my second child at the age of 41. It became clear to me that working full time was too much of a strain on my family. I decided to move down from full-time to part-time employment,...

There’s a saying in Maryland that to kill a bill, you send it to summer study. Well, last week the Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Workgroup met for the first time in Annapolis – and we’re here to make sure these summer students turn their homework in on time. Whether you are a mom from Maryland or Michigan, whether you have kids or once were a kid, getting more information about pesticides can only be good for our health. But if no one is paying attention this summer, we could lose again.